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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII in Aubervilliers

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
Operator:
Société Auxiliaire de Navigation Aérienne - SANA
Registration:
F-BCJQ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
MSN:
1392
Location:
Paris-Le Bourget
Seine-Saint-Denis
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Paris-Le Bourget Airport, the four engine aircraft christened 'Keroual' crashed in unknown circumstances in Aubervilliers, south of the airport. All three crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII in Paris

Date & Time: May 20, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
Operator:
Société Auxiliaire de Navigation Aérienne - SANA
Registration:
F-BCJT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1393
Location:
Paris-Le Bourget
Seine-Saint-Denis
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed. No injuries.

Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan in Les Bouchoux: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1947
Type of aircraft:
AAC.1 Toucan
Operator:
Société Auxiliaire de Navigation Aérienne - SANA
Registration:
F-BDYH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Basel – Lyon – Perpignan – Oran
MSN:
401
Location:
Les Bouchoux
Jura
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While flying over the Jura Mountain Range at a too low altitude, the three engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area called La Joux. The radio navigator Henri Glaise was slightly injured, the mechanic Leroy was seriously injured and the pilot Alain Bamayeux was killed.
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