Algiers – Marseille – Paris

On December 30, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Algiers – Marseille – Paris experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, operated by Transport Aérien Militaire, with the event recorded near Algiers Algiers.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

Few minutes after take off from Algiers Airport, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All 12 occupants were killed, among them the French Colonel Lionel de Marmier, faithful Officer of the General de Gaulle. He was flying back to Paris to take over the top management of Air France. Crew: Robert Guilloux, pilot, Roger Henry, radio navigator, Emile Guillot, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration FC-BAD, MSN 2328, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.7729°, 3.0588°.