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| Date: | Thursday 23 August 1956 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: | SNCAC NC 700 Martinet |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 9 mi S of Mascara (Muaskar) -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| BA La Sénia |
A SNCAC NC 700 Martinet and an observation Morane aircraft collided and crashed. General Fernand Besancon (58) killed.
Sources:
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6739227v/f6.item.zoom
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-Jan-2014 18:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2014 18:18 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2014 18:20 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Mar-2015 18:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 13-Jun-2015 17:50 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 12-Jun-2020 09:56 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2020 07:57 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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