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Date: | Friday 27 January 1961 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman JRF-5 Goose (G-21) |
Owner/operator: | Aéronavale |
Registration: | 8s. /34078 |
MSN: | B-7 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Tambacounda -
Senegal
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Tambacounda Aerodrome |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed after take-off. VA Pierre Ponchardier (51) killed. French Navy 8S Sqn operating twelve JRF-5 Goose (8s1...14) 1952-spring 1961. 27F, N°34078 (ex USNavy).
Sources:
http://ardhan.pagesperso-orange.fr/site/almanac1961.htm http://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=dakar-tambacounda Passauer Neue Presse 28 January 1961, p31
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14-Jun-2012 13:22 |
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15-Jun-2012 05:11 |
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25-Jul-2012 03:43 |
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07-Mar-2018 06:38 |
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