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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1948 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane |
| Owner/operator: | BA Meknès (708) Ecole de chasse, Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beth, between Meknès and Rabat -
 Morocco
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Meknès (708) |
Hawker Hurricane, Ecole de chasse, Armée de l'Air: Written off (destroyed) 8 April 1948 when crashed in a valley between Meknès and Rabat, Morocco during bombing exercise.
Sources:
1. La Vigie marocaine 9 April 1948
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meknes#Later_Alaouite_period_(18th%E2%80%9320th_centuries)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2020 19:29 | TB | Added |
| 20-Aug-2020 14:25 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2021 23:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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