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Air France Flight 406
A TWA Starliner similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date
10 May 1961
Summary
Bombing in flight
Site
Sahara Desert
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Lockheed L-1649 Starliner
Aircraft name
De Grasse
Operator
Air France
Registration
F-BHBM
Flight origin
Brazzaville, Congo
1st stopover
Fort Lamy Airport, Fort Lamy (now N'Djamena), Chad
Last stopover
Marseille-Marignane Airport, Marseille, France (did not arrive)
Destination
Paris, France
Passengers
69
Crew
9
Fatalities
78
Survivors
0
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