1950 Air France multiple Douglas DC-4 accidents
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Two Air France Douglas DC-4 aircraft crashed two days apart in June 1950 within a few miles of each other and under similar circumstances. These two accidents, on 12 and 14 June, occurred while the aircraft were operating the same route from Saigon to Paris.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Both aircraft had stopped at Karachi Airport and crashed into the sea on approach to Bahrain.[1] A total of 86 passengers and crew were killed: 46 on June 12 and 40 on June 14. There were a total of 19 survivors: 6 on June 12 and 13 on June 14.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 12 June 1950 |
Site | In the sea south-east of Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4-1009 |
Aircraft name | Ciel de Picardie |
Operator | Air France |
Registration | F-BBDE |
Flight origin | Saigon, Vietnam |
1st stopover | Karachi International Airport, Pakistan |
Last stopover | Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain |
Destination | Paris, France |
Passengers | 44 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 46 |
Survivors | 6 |
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Accident | |
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Date | 14 June 1950 |
Site | In the sea south-east of Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4-1009 |
Aircraft name | Ciel de Gascogne |
Operator | Air France |
Registration | F-BBDM |
Flight origin | Saigon, Vietnam |
1st stopover | Karachi International Airport, Pakistan |
Last stopover | Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain |
Destination | Paris, France |
Passengers | 45 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 40 |
Survivors | 13 |
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