ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238973
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| Date: | Friday 3 December 1948 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | BA La Sénia, near Es Sénia, 8.7km South of Oran, Oran Province -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA La Sénia, Oran Province, Oran, Algeria |
| BA La Sénia, Oran Province, Oran, Algeria |
Spitfire LF. IX Armée de l'Air: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3 December 1948. Aircraft crashed on runway border on landing at BA La Sénia, Oran Province, Algeria on training mission. Pilot Asp Chauchart killed
BA La Sénia, Oran Province is now Ahmed Ben Bella Airport (Arabic: مطار أحمد بن بلة), formally Es-Sénia Airport (IATA: ORN, ICAO: DAOO) is an airport located 4.7 nm (8.7 km) south of Oran (near Es Sénia), in Algeria.
Sources:
1. L'Echo d'Oran 4 December 1948
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Ben_Bella_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2020 08:00 | TB | Added |
| 02-Aug-2020 08:02 | TB | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2023 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Phase, Narrative]] |
| 20-Aug-2023 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [[[Phase, Narrative]]] |
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