Douglas DC-6 crash, Mar 9, 1968 (19 killed), Saint-Denis...
Douglas DC-6 accident on March 9, 1968 near Saint-Denis La Réunion, La Reunion with 19 fatalities.
- Date: March 9, 1968
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Saint-Denis La Réunion, La Reunion
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
Shortly after takeoff from Saint Denis in light rain, a Douglas airliner carrying General Charles Ailleret, Chief of Staff of the French Army, was told by the tower that it was turning the wrong way. The left wing struck trees and the aircraft crashed in flames about 5 km from the airfield. Nineteen of the 20 occupants died, and the only survivor was the general's personal nurse. The official cause was never firmly established.