| Date: | Thursday 13 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lioré-et-Olivier H.246.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-AREJ |
| MSN: | 403 |
| Engine model: | Hispano-Suiza 12Xirs |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | near Algiers -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Marignane-Berre Seaplane Base (LFTB) |
| Algiers Harbour Seaplane Base |
The flying boat was en route from Marseille to Algiers when it was attacked by Hawker Hurricane fighters of the Royal Air Force.
It managed to reach Algiers harbour but sank after landing.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
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