Mid-air collision Incident Douglas B-26C Invader 521,
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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-26C Invader
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: 521
MSN: 27800
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:7
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. Crew bailed out.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 5 March 1963, p3
El Litoral 4 March 1963, p1
USAF Serials

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Aug-2013 11:43 Uli Elch Added
23-Aug-2013 12:05 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Country, Damage, Narrative]
10-Oct-2014 19:59 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
17-Feb-2015 21:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
10-May-2015 19:05 TB Updated [Departure airport]
10-May-2015 19:09 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
26-Dec-2017 09:06 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
11-Sep-2020 19:10 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]
04-Jun-2021 18:53 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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