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| Date: | Thursday 18 December 1924 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | LeO H.13 |
| Owner/operator: | Cie Générale d'Entreprises Aéronautiques (CGEA) |
| Registration: | F-AFDK |
| MSN: | 10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Oran, Algeria |
| Alicante, Spain | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Forced to ditch half way due to engine failure. Fire broke out and airplane exploded. Pilot Jean Mingat and radio-operator Pierre Ducaud, unhurt, after successfully detaching the trunk containing the mail, clings to floating debris and wait for eight hours before being rescued by French vessel "Aviateur-Rodier".
Sources:
http://www.enpa-capmatifou.com/Enpa2/Aero/EVENEMENTS/Memoires%20%20Albert%20Chaillot.pdf p44
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Feb-2019 23:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2019 19:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2019 19:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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