Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 3 November 1949 |
Type: | Short Sunderland V |
Operator: | Aéronavale |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 15 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Toulon ( France)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Toulon-St Mandrier NAS (LFTR), France |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Crashed shortly after take-off from Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer.
Three occupants died, one was missing, six were seriously wounded, one sustained minor injuries and four were uninjured.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 4 November 1949, p8
» Hamburger Abendblatt 4 November 1949
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Histoire de la BAN Saint-Mandrier (1944-1950)
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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.