Accident Morane-Saulnier MS.500 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190345
 
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Date:Monday 31 March 1947
Time:night
Type:Morane-Saulnier MS.500
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kebao region, NVN -   Vietnam
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed at Tonkin coast on inspection flight in bad weather. Wreckage with bodies of the two high ranking officiers (Col. Cebes and Col. Gufflet) and the pilot found 3 April. Type as "Morane".

Sources:

L'Echo d'Oran 4 April 1947
Le Monde 3 April 1947

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Sep-2016 19:36 TB Added
20-Dec-2018 15:10 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
20-Jun-2020 20:18 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
03-Sep-2020 19:55 TB Updated [Date, Time, Source]

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