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Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 in Dadjo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1940
Type of aircraft:
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Registration:
F-AQBJ
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Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Niamey - Cotonou
MSN:
10
YOM:
1938
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight from Niamey to Cotonou, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The three engine aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located near Dadjo, south of Carnotville. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Paul Perrichon, pilot,
Emile Bossard, radio navigator,
Marcel Locqueneux, flight engineer.