Nord 2501 Noratlas

Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located near Blond while completing a training flight on behalf of the Groupe de transport 2/63 Bigorre. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Rigordel,
Adj Touron,
Adj Juhel,
Adj Arenas,
Sgt Lange.

The crew was returning to Ahlhorn AFB after the airplane had undergone a maintenance check at Bourges. On final approach by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions (rain and gusty winds) when the airplane crashed in flames few km from the airfield. The passenger was injured while all four crew members were killed.

The crew was completing a local training flight at Mitzpe Ramon Airfield. While on approach, the airplane struck a mountain and was destroyed upon impact. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew:
Hagay Gilboa, pilot,
Shlomo Tzlil, pilot.

The crew was engaged in a night training mission out from Toulouse-Francazal Airbase. While cruising at a low altitude in limited visibility, the airplane struck the slope of Jouels Peak located about three km west the village of Le Bosc. All five crew members were killed.

Shortly after takeoff from Bouar Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane lost height and crashed in flames. 18 occupants were killed while 19 others were rescued, some of them were seriously injured. The victims were respectively 10 French, six Central Africans and two Chadians.

While approaching Boufarik AFB by night and poor weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near Col des Deux Bassins, about 38 km southeast of Boufarik Airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed. Brand new, it was delivered in November 1961.

The crew was engaged in a local test flight out from Cologne-Bonn Airport after one of the engine has been changed the day prior to the accident. On approach by night, the aircraft was too low and struck power cable and electric pole before crashing in a snow covered field located in Vilkerath, 15 km east of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. There were icing conditions at the time of the accident.
Crew:
Cpt Helmut Wolf, pilot,
Wolfram Miss, pilot,
Erich Lauf, radio operator,
Rudi Wilker, mechanic.

The crew was engaged in a night training exercice. In the evening, to avoid to be locked by 'enemy' Gloster Meteor, the crew decided to descent below the radar coverage when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Aurès Mountain Ranger, northwest of Batna. The wreckage was found eight hours later and all 11 occupants have been killed.
Crew:
P. M. Boch, pilot,
P. Guizard, pilot,
G. Lemaire, radio navigator,
N. P. Hulin,
R. J. Guezenec,
M. A. Watrin,
Mr. Bernard, observer,
Mr. Delbecque, observer,
Mr. Gauvry, observer,
Mr. Mathe, mechanic,
J. R. Helary.

While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck Mt Argentera (3,297 meters high) located in the Italian Alps. The wreckage was found a week later, on March 22 on the west slope of the mountain. The airplane was destroyed and all six crew members have been killed. It is believed the aircraft was off course at the time of the accident, maybe following a navigation error.

The crew was performing a flight from Orléans-Bricy Airbase to Reggane, southwest Algeria, on behalf of the 61st regiment of the GMMTA (Groupement des Moyens Militaires de Transport Aérien). The airplane made an intermediate stop at Algiers to pick up a passenger who should be transferred to Reggane where is based a French nuclear experimentation center. While cruising over the region of Ghardaïa, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and control was lost. The airplane crashed 12 km south of Ghardaïa and was destroyed upon impact. All six occupants were killed.