Mid-air collision Accident Morane-Saulnier MS.502 F-BARQ, Wednesday 3 May 1950
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Date:Wednesday 3 May 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F156 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Morane-Saulnier MS.502
Owner/operator:private
Registration: F-BARQ
MSN: 498
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bussac (Charente-Maritime) -   France
Phase: Pushback / towing
Nature:Banner and glider towing
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Morane towing a glider collided with another glider Nord 2000 and both crashed. Both pilots died. Passenger survived seriously injured. Towed glider landed safely.

Sources:

Le Monde 5 May 1950
SIA

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Aug-2020 17:05 TB Added
21-Aug-2020 17:12 TB Updated [Narrative, ]

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