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| Date: | Monday 18 January 1982 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air PdF |
| Registration: | E54 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salon-de-Provence BA 701, Bouches-du-Rhône 13 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | BA Salon Air Base |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One of two Alpha Jets crashed during singleton head-on passes. Pilot Lieutenant Gérard Tardif killed.
Sources:
Flight International 29 January 1983, p263
Le Monde 20 January 1982
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2013 17:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2013 18:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 20-Jun-2013 14:03 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2020 07:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Sep-2020 19:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Sep-2020 19:54 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
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