Date & Time:
Aug 17, 1960 at 2345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
55.S.4
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – Istres – Agadir
Country:
Morocco
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
15
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
En route to Agadir by night, the crew informed ATC about an engine fire and elected to divert to Casablanca Airport. Shortly later, the airplane crashed in flames on a hilly terrain near El Kelâa des Sraghna, killing all 20 occupants. The airplane was also coded WU-26.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.
