Incident Handley Page Halifax C.8 F-BCJQ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74678
 
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Date:Tuesday 27 July 1948
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic hlfx model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Halifax C.8
Owner/operator:Société Auxiliaire de Navigation Aérienne (SANA)
Registration: F-BCJQ
MSN: 1392
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis 93 -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Le Bourget, Paris (LBG/LFPB)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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