Airplane Crash - Off Dakar, Senegal 08/29/1960
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Off Dakar, Senegal
| Date | 08/29/1960 |
| Time | 06:50 |
| Location | Off Dakar, Senegal |
| Operator | Air France |
| Flight # | 343 |
| Route | Paris - Dakar |
| Type | Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation |
| Registration | F-BHBC |
| Cn/In | 4622 |
| Aboard | 63 |
| Fatalities | 63 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft crashed into the AtlantiOcean after an unsuccessful landing attempt. Cause undetermined. Possible structural failure or loss of control due to turbulence, sensory illusion or distraction of the flight crew which could have been associated with a lightning strike. |
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