Dewoitine D.342 crash, Sep 27, 1942 (25 killed), Ameur el...
Dewoitine D.342 accident on September 27, 1942 near Ameur el Aïn Tipasa, Algeria with 25 fatalities. Cause: The cause is not established, and a bomb...
- Date: September 27, 1942
- Aircraft: Dewoitine D.342
- Location: Ameur el Aïn Tipasa, Algeria
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause is not established, and a bomb explosion was considered possible.
An Air France Dewoitine D.342 crashed in flames at Ameur el Aïn, west of Blida, Algeria, a few minutes after takeoff from Algiers Maison Blanche for Dakar. All 25 people on board were killed, most of them family members of Air France employees.