Mid-air collision Accident Douglas B-26B Invader 228,
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Date:Monday 4 March 1963
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic B26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas B-26B Invader
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: 228
MSN: 28507
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bordeaux, Gironde 33 -   France
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Cazeaux
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Three B-26 collided during training flight. Pilot LTT Lucien Ehlè (26). *Also reported five killed, five seriously injured.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 5 March 1963, p3
El Litoral 4 March 1963, p1
* https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-trensacq-b26

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Apr-2011 21:26 Daniel Nole Added
10-Oct-2014 20:19 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
17-Feb-2015 21:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
17-Feb-2015 21:38 TB Updated [Operator]
10-May-2015 19:08 TB Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source]
26-Dec-2017 09:05 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
11-Sep-2020 18:52 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative]
11-Sep-2020 19:09 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]

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