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| Date: | Thursday 22 December 1955 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Vampire (Mistral) |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sidi Chami -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Esc 2-6 Normandie-Niemen |
Fighter jet crashed during radar controlled approach due to bad visibility. Pilot Serg Roland Garrauld. Type as "Mistral" in report.
Sources:
L'Echo d'Oran 23+24 December 1955
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2020 13:11 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jun-2020 18:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Jun-2020 20:14 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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