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General Leclerc's aviation accident
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 An American B-25 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 November 1947 |
| Site | Near Colomb-Béchar (Saharan Algeria) 32°07′54″N 2°19′19″W / 32.131632°N 2.321962°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft name | Tailly 2 |
| Flight origin | La Sénia Aerodrome |
| Destination | Colomb-Béchar Airport |
| Occupants | 13 |
| Passengers | 9 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Survivors | 0 |
General Leclerc's aviation accident (French: Accident de l'avion du général Leclerc) took place on 28 November 1947 near the city of Colomb-Béchar in the western Sahara, then in French Algeria.
The B-25 Mitchell bomber, named Tailly 2 and converted into an official aircraft for General Leclerc, crashed around noon on the Mediterranean-Niger railway line, about fifty kilometers north of Colomb-Béchar airport, which it was attempting to reach.[1] All twelve passengers and crew members including Leclerc were killed instantly. A thirteenth unidentified body was found in the wreckage, leading to controversy regarding the causes of the accident.
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