Date & Time:
Jan 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Operator:
Registration:
F-ARRF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dakar – Gao – Algiers
MSN:
1506
YOM:
1939
Country:
Mali
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While performing a cargo flight from Dakar to Algiers via Gao, the twin engine aircraft crashed in a desert area following an engine failure. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Marc Cariou, pilot,
Léopold Gimié, radio navigator,
Joseph Lefèvre, flight engineer.
Crew:
Marc Cariou, pilot,
Léopold Gimié, radio navigator,
Joseph Lefèvre, flight engineer.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
