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| Date: | Wednesday 1 December 1948 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | Aéro Cargo |
| Registration: | F-BCJS |
| MSN: | 1360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lyon–Bron Airport -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lyon–Bron Airport |
| Casablanca, Morocco | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed whilst taking off in visibility limited to 15 meters. Three crew and five passengers. A woman from Casablanca and her two children were killed. All other occupants suffered injuries.
Sources:
The Indian Express 3 December 1948, p 6 (Reuters)
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6759899z/f1.item.zoom
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jun-2010 12:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2010 13:17 | TB | Updated |
| 12-Nov-2010 14:24 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 25-Jan-2014 20:26 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 25-Jan-2014 20:27 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Jan-2014 20:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Mar-2017 01:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2017 01:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2017 15:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Mar-2017 00:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2018 11:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2018 16:59 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2018 17:02 | TB | Updated [Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2018 17:07 | TB | Updated [Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 22:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2020 18:41 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2020 07:51 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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