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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1945 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 LT |
| Type: | Dornier Do 24 |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronavale (French Naval Aviation) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Île de Porquerolles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Naval Air Station Saint-Mandrier |
| Naval Base Arzeu |
Shortly after take-off from Naval Air Station Saint-Mandrier in Var in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, the Dornier Do 24 crashed on the Mediterranean Sea, near Île de Porquerolles. All but one perished in the crash as the aircraft split into two and sank.
According to the lone survivor, Francis Bourglan, he heard a noise aboard before the plane "dived" and impacted the water.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/419520153
https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1945/12/24/un-avion-de-la-marine-s-abat-en-mediterranee_1858011_1819218.html
https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/clohars-carnoet-29360/un-noel-inoubliable-pour-lunique-rescape-dun-crash-aerien-3083614
https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/clohars-carnoet-29360/clohars-carnoet-nono-la-belle-histoire-de-noel-3754795.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2023 13:50 | hmmptwizzle | Added |
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