ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194456
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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Farman 359 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-ALMK |
| MSN: | 12.7322 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Kilimanjaro, near Moshi -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moshi |
| Juba, Sudan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-ALMK Farman 234 (MSN 12/7322); first registered 27.8.31 (C of R 2937) to Mlle Alexia Plunian, Paris. C of T 6.33 when upgraded to Farman 359 (MSN 1/7322). Re-registered 1.35 to Maurice Finat, St Maur des Fosses.
Caught in a downdraught shortly after take off and crashed on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, near Moshi, Tanganyka (Tanzania) 20.4.35 in thunderstomr; aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Tananarive, Madagasar, to Paris, France
Pilot/owner Maurice Finat killed and co-pilot M. Forges slightly injured.
Sources:
1. El Litoral 21 April 1935, p. 2.
2. https://books.google.nl/books?id=J32ohCtrSbAC&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=avion+%C3%A9cras%C3%A9+mozambique&source=bl&ots=9vpK-Cx8xG&sig=vOyr_kt7v2XpJeSoZE9AfLdqg-g&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_jpGsur7YAhXKB8AKHQrpDZU4FBDoAQgwMAE#v=onepage&q&f=false
3. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-9.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2017 20:37 | TB | Added |
| 04-Jan-2018 13:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 24-Dec-2018 17:00 | Cobar | Updated [Cn] |
| 02-Apr-2019 22:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2021 11:30 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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