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Date: | Wednesday 4 September 1946 |
Time: | 09:15 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3D |
Operator: | Air France |
Registration: | F-BAXD |
MSN: | 42975 |
First flight: | 1946 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 21 |
Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 26 |
Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) S of Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG) ( France)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
Destination airport: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom |
Narrative:The DC-3 lost height and crashed onto a factory.
Air France's first air hostess, Paulette Vavasseur, was among the fatalities.
Sources:
» Early Aviation Disasters / D. Gero, 2011
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 43)
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to London-Croydon Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (200 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.