SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc crash, Dec 2, 1956 (10 killed), M...

SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc accident on December 2, 1956 near Marseille Bouches-du-Rhône, France with 10 fatalities.

A French Navy SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc was sent from Istres to assist the Panamanian cargo ship Antares, which had sent a distress message. The four engine aircraft circled the area in poor weather and went down into the sea off Marseille during the night, killing all 10 crew. The cause could not be determined.

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