Status: | |
Date: | Friday 7 January 1949 |
Time: | 12:50 |
Type: | Breguet 730 |
Operator: | Aéronavale |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | 01 |
First flight: | 1938-04-04 (10 years 9 months) |
Engines: | 4 Gnome-Rhône 14N |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 18 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Arzew ( Algeria)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:An unregistered Breguet 730 flying boat, named "Vega", was forced to ditch off Arzew, Algeria, when an engine failed in bad weather.
Sources:
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NuméroL'Écho d'Oran 8 January 1949, p1»
Les avions de la guerre d ' Algérie / Jacques MOULIN» El Litoral 10 January 1949, p1
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.