PF996

On November 26, 1948 at 12:00 AM, PF996 experienced a crash involving Vickers 467 Wellington XIV, operated by French Navy, with the event recorded near Oran Oran.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea five NM north of Falcon Cape, northwest off Oran while performing a maritime patrol flight. All eight crew members were killed. Crew: François Faure, pilot, Jean Boulicaut, René Bresson 5.

Aircraft reference details include registration PF996.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.7022°, -0.4782°.