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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Latécoère 28-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Aéropostale |
| Registration: | F-AJNQ |
| MSN: | 919 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Natal, RN (16:34 LT) |
| Saint-Louis du Sénégal | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Floatplane "Cmte de La Vaulx" ditched near dispatch boat "Phosée" about 900 km (560 miles) from there destination after engine enveloped a serious oil leak, about 14 hours in flight. Pilot Jean Mermoz (29), mechanic Jean Dabry and radio-operator Léopold Gimié and mail were transfered and *the airplane was sunk after expansion of valuable equipment. Location given as "150°N 240°W".
Sources:
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/f-ajnq/
A Noite 9 July 1930, p1/*10 July 1930, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Apr-2019 01:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2019 14:34 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2019 17:03 | TB | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2019 09:35 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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