ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205393
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 February 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival P.10 Vega Gull |
| Owner/operator: | Baron Jean Morel de Foucaucourt |
| Registration: | F-AQIR |
| MSN: | K104 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Unianga, Eastern Sahara, near Bardaï, Tibesti -
 Chad
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Algiers, Algeria |
| Faya-Largeau, Chad | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered [C of R 5353] on 13.8.37 as F-AQIR [c/n K.68] to Baron Jean Morel de Foucaucourt, Algiers, Algeria. Damaged Cameroon 2.3.38 and rebuilt as c/n K.104
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22.2.39: The pilot/owner Jean Morel de Foucaucourt and his wife were performing a flight from France to Antananarivo, Madagascar, with several intermediate stops in Africa. On its way from Algiers to Faya-Largeau, Chad, the pilot encountered technical problems and attempted to make an emergency landing. The aircraft lost control and spun into the ground in a desert area in Unianga, Eastern Sahara, near Bardai, Tibesti, Chad, (at approximate co ordinates 21°20′ 12″ N, 17°0′ 1″ E) was damaged beyond repair and abandoned. Both occupants were killed.
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-percival-p10-vega-gull-near-bardai
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-19.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibesti_Mountains
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barda%C3%AF,_Chad
https://en.calameo.com/read/005116633f738fffb86e3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2018 21:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Jan-2018 21:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2021 13:30 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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