| Date: | Friday 16 September 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Nord 2501 Noratlas |
| Owner/operator: | L'Armée de L'Air |
| Registration: | 22 |
| MSN: | 22 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 739 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NW of Batna -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Noratlas was engaged in a night time exercise. It descended below radar coverage and attempted to avoid being seen by a Gloster Meteor night fighter. The airplane impacted terrain in the Aurès Mountains, killing all eleven on board.
Sources:
stratisc.org
Commandos et Parachutistes Forum
Passauer Neue Presse 20.9.1960, p6
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