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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1948 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax C.8 |
| Owner/operator: | Société Auxiliaire de Navigation Aérienne (SANA) |
| Registration: | F-BCJQ |
| MSN: | 1392 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis 93 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Le Bourget, Paris (LBG/LFPB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Handley Page Halifax C.Mk.8 F-BCJQ: Written off (destroyed) 27 July 1948. Crashed shortly after takeoff from Le Bourget, Paris due to a right hand engine fire. Aircraft came down near Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis department in the Île-de-France region in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Seven tons cargo on board. All four Occupants escaped slightly injured.
Sources:
1. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k47497654/f1.item.zoom
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubervilliers
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2010 12:56 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jun-2010 13:01 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2017 17:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Mar-2017 00:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 03-Apr-2019 14:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 00:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2020 20:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2021 22:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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