Airplane Crash - Near Barcelonnette, France 09/01/1953
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Barcelonnette, France
| Date | 09/01/1953 |
| Location | Near Barcelonnette, France |
| Operator | Air France |
| Route | Paris - Nice - Hong Kong |
| Type | Lockheed 749A Constellation |
| Registration | F-BAZZ |
| Cn/In | 2674 |
| Aboard | 42 |
| Fatalities | 42 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | While on approach to land at Nice-Cote d' Azur Airport the aircraft crashed into Mt. Cemet in the French Alps. French violinist Jacques Tribaud, 72, among those killed. Navigational error. Pilot deviated from the prescribled route for reasons unknown. |
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