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Crash of a Latécoère 21bis off Marseille

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
F-AIFH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marseille - Marseille
MSN:
71.1
YOM:
1926
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a test flight on this new seaplane that was scheduled to open a new route between Marseille and Algiers shortly. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in the sea off Marseille. While all three occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.