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| Date: | Friday 26 January 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Dassault-Breguet Super Ètendard |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronavale |
| Registration: | 63 |
| MSN: | 77 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near La Ciotat -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BAN Hyères (LFTH)/59S |
| BAN Nimes-Garons (LFTW) |
Lost in collision with a Yellow-legged Gull which struck and penetrated the windshield while the aircraft was in low-Level cruise flight at 500ft and 450kts. Crashed near La Ciotat, 45 km W of Hyères. Pilot ejected.
Sources:
AFM January 2002, p71
http://web.archive.org/web/20171219170651/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/etendard.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2019 09:11 | TB | Added |
| 21-Jan-2020 08:11 | JF | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2020 20:23 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 15:24 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 15:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Oct-2020 19:13 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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