ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27407
Last updated: 10 November 2020
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| Date: | 29-MAR-1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Farman F.190 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Orient |
| Registration: | F-AJDP |
| C/n / msn: | 7120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Tell-Farida -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Damascus |
| Karachi via Baghdad |
While flying in a sandstorm, the aircraft hit a hill and came to rest upside down. Pilot Julien Risser, mechanic Huber and passenger were performing a special flight on behalf of The League of Nations (Société des Nations). The passenger was the Swiss Colonel de Reynier who was in charge of fixing the border between Syria and Iraq.
Sources:
1. http://www.phronzs.com/?simple=4207&ocorr=Farman+F190-1932+Accident
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
Jenaer Volksblatt 31 March 1932
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-May-2013 09:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2019 00:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2019 20:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2020 14:23 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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