Incident CAMS 53-2 F-ALCF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27790
 
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Date:Sunday 20 January 1935
Time:13:50
Type:CAMS 53-2
Owner/operator:Air France
Registration: F-ALCF
MSN: 30
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Santa Maria di Leuca -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Kerkyra (Korfu)
Destination airport:Naples
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
“Normandie” ditched in the Ionian Sea 30 miles southwest of italian coast. Three crew (pilot Henri Leclaire), two French (one woman) and one Persian passenger rescued by motor ship "Paganini" of Compagnia Adriatica. Airplane abandoned.

Sources:

El Litoral 21 January 1935, p1
La Stampa 22 January 1935, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
11-Jan-2017 20:58 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
02-Apr-2019 19:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Apr-2019 19:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
29-Dec-2019 13:23 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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