Status: | |
Date: | Friday 16 September 1960 |
Type: | Nord 2501 Noratlas |
Operator: | L'Armée de L'Air |
Registration: | 22 |
MSN: | 22 |
First flight: | 1954 |
Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 739 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | NW of Batna ( Algeria)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Noratlas was engaged in a night time exercise. It descended below radar coverage and attempted to avoid being seen by a Gloster Meteor night fighter. The airplane impacted terrain in the Aurès Mountains, killing all eleven on board.
Sources:
» stratisc.org
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Commandos et Parachutistes Forum» Passauer Neue Presse 20.9.1960, p6
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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.