22/F-RBHO

On September 16, 1960 at 12:00 AM, 22/F-RBHO experienced a crash involving Nord 2501 Noratlas, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Batna Batna.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 11, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a night training exercice. In the evening, to avoid to be locked by 'enemy' Gloster Meteor, the crew decided to descent below the radar coverage when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Aurès Mountain Ranger, northwest of Batna. The wreckage was found eight hours later and all 11 occupants have been killed. Crew: P. M. Boch, pilot, P. Guizard, pilot, G. Lemaire, radio navigator, N. P. Hulin, R. J. Guezenec, M. A. Watrin, Mr. Bernard, observer, Mr. Delbecque, observer, Mr. Gauvry, observer, Mr. Mathe, mechanic, J. R. Helary.

Aircraft reference details include registration 22/F-RBHO, MSN 022, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.5545°, 6.1768°.