Tag: August 29 1960 Aviation Accident
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On This Day In 1960: Air France Flight 343 Crashed Into the Atlantic Off Dakar Duringa Rainstorm, Killing All 63 Aboard – The Exact Cause Was Never Determined.
On 29 August 1960, Air France Flight 343 was approaching Dakar, Senegal, on a routine international flight from Paris to Abidjan. The Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation, registration F-BHBC, carried 55 passengers and eight crew members. Within minutes, the aircraft would disappear into the Atlantic Ocean, killing everyone aboard. What made the tragedy particularly haunting was…
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