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Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas in Blida

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1958
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
73
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Blida - Blida
MSN:
073
YOM:
1955
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While completing a training mission in the vicinity of the Blida Airport, the airplane collided with a flock of storks. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field near the airport and came to rest. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
In-flight collision with a flock of storks.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK near Andapa: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1958
Operator:
Registration:
13487/F-SCID
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
13487
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located 32 km northwest of Andapa. The wreckage was found two weeks later, on June 15. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas in Tiznit: 9 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
26
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
26
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a dropping mission when the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located near Tiznit and was destroyed, killing all nine occupants.

Crash of a Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard near Souk El Khemis: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1957
Operator:
Registration:
09/F-SFZA
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
12C
YOM:
1957
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in a mountainous area located near Souk El Khemis, killing all four occupants.

Crash of a Dassault M.D.315 Flamant in Fort Dauphine: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
56
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
56
YOM:
1950
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Dauphine Airport, killing all five occupants.

Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas in Bizerte: 11 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
82/F-SDDX
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
82
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
Crashed on final approach to Sidi Ahmed AFB in Bizerte. All 11 crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Maurice Memy,
Adj Jean Luxey,
Adj Gilbert Copin,
S/Sgt Michel Devauchelle,
S/Sgt Michel Petithomme,
Sgt Claude Renault,
Sgt Claude Lucquin,
Sgt Guy Goussard,
Sgt Mario Villamayor,
Sgt Hugues Maddalozzo,
Sgt Gérard Maire.

Crash of a Nord 2501 Noratlas near Blida: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
68
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
68
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On approach to Blida Airport, the crew encountered foggy conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Bouinan, about 15 km east of the airfield. All six crew members were killed.

Crash of a Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard in Argelès-sur-Mer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1957 at 0530 LT
Operator:
Registration:
01/F-SCOL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
04C
YOM:
1957
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While cruising by night, the single engine aircraft struck trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located near Argelès-sur-Mer, in the Albères Mountain Range. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Georges Crozet,
Cpt Pierre Momège,
S/Sgt André Ratte (Escadrille de liaisons aériennes 56 du Vaucluse),
Lt Paul Piquet,
W/O Jean Legrand,
S/Sgt Guy Moreau.

Crash of a Nord 2501E Noratlas at Melun-Villaroche: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
40
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Melun - Melun
MSN:
40
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Melun-Villaroche following an uneventful test flight on behalf of the Direction Technique et Industrielle de l’Aéronautique (DTI). On short final, the airplane went out of control and crashed on runway 29 threshold. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Michel Chalard, test pilot,
Marcel Perrin, test pilot,
Louis Pruneau, test engineer,
Jean Duchemin, test mechanic,
Jean Coupet, air engineer.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DK near Núria: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1957
Operator:
Registration:
14655/F-RAVM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Algiers – Toulouse
MSN:
14655/26100
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in Toulouse following a training mission in Algiers on behalf of the Centre d’Instruction des Équipages de Transport de l’Armée de l’Air (CIET). While cruising over the Pyrénées Mountains at an altitude of 8'900 feet, the crew informed ATC they encountered poor weather conditions with reduced visibility due to fog. Shortly later, the aircraft hit the north slope of the Coma de Vaka Peak located southeast of Núria, near the French border. All nine occupants were killed in the crash.