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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1954 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronavale |
| Registration: | 85537 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bizerte -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Karouba (Bizerte) |
Ditched during exercise. One drowned. Three rescued from live raft. 4F-17
Sources:
L'Echo d'Oran 21 August 1954
https://www.aircrash.info/ac.php?nr=007&V=N
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 17:47 | TB | Added |
| 22-Aug-2020 10:09 | TB | Updated [Country, ] |
| 03-Oct-2020 13:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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