Mid-air collision Accident Transall C-160F F-156/61-ZV,
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Date:Friday 23 November 1984
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C160 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Transall C-160F
Owner/operator:L'Armée de L'Air
Registration: F-156/61-ZV
MSN: F-156
Year of manufacture:1972
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Other fatalities:4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Castres -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Toulouse-Francazal Air Base (BA 101) (LFBF)
Destination airport:Toulouse-Francazal Air Base (BA 101) (LFBF)
Narrative:
Two Transall C-160 transport planes were destroyed in an accident following a mid-air collision near Castres, France.
Both aircraft, F-156/61-ZV and F-209/61-GI were operated by the French Air Force out of Toulouse-Francazal Air Base on a double training exercise along with two other C-160's. A drop of paratroopers was followed by a very low altitude navigation flight.
At the end of the exercise two aircraft collided and crashed, killing all 13 aboard both planes.

Sources:

marx.antam.free.fr
Aérosteles : Lieux de mémoire aéronautique

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03-May-2024 05:56 LVCDC Updated [Source]

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