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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-BGNE |
| MSN: | 4514 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Engine model: | Wright Cyclone 972TC18-DA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25 miles S of Kirkuk -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tehran |
| Istanbul | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Window blew out at 18000ft and a passenger was sucked out.
Sources:
https://aviatechno.net/constellation/constel08.php#a15
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19570423.1.4&srpos=6&e=21-04-1957-31-12-1958--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Kirkuk-------
https://aviatechno.net/constellation/suivi_matricule.php?mat=F-BGNE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2023 11:27 | bouzinac | Added |
| 21-Nov-2023 11:12 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2023 11:14 | harro | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 21-Nov-2023 11:15 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature] |
| 21-Nov-2023 11:15 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
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