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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 13, 1950 |
| Summary | CFIT |
| Site | Grenoble, France |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas C-54B-1-DC |
| Operator | Curtiss Reid Flying Services |
| Registration | CF-EDN |
| Flight origin | Roma-Ciampino Airport |
| Destination | Paris-Orly Airport |
| Passengers | 45 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 52 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The Tête de l'Obiou accident was an airliner crash in France on 13 November 1950. Curtiss Reid Flying Services had been operating a scheduled service between Paris and Rome since 1945. On November 13, 1950, a Paris-bound Douglas C-54B-1-DC aircraft crashed on the Tête de l'Obiou mountain, 48 km (30 mi) south of Grenoble. All 45 passengers and 7 crew were killed. The aircraft was 50 miles (80 km) off course.
Flight attendant Helen Johnston's body was missing for weeks until it was found in a crevasse on the mountain.
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| Aviation accidents and incidents in 1950 (1950) | |
|---|---|
| Jan 7 Sverdlovsk plane crashJan 26 USAF C-54 disappearanceFeb 13 British Columbia B-36 crashMar 7 Northwest Orient Flight 307Mar 12 Llandow air disasterJun 12 Air France DC-4 accidentsJun 23 Myrtle Beach USAF C-46D crashJun 24 Northwest Orient Flight 2501Jun 26 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crashJul 28 Panair do Brasil Flight 099Jul 30 Karaganda Il-12 crashAug 5 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crashAug 31 TWA Flight 903Sep 14 Geysir air crashOct 31 Heathrow Vickers Viking crashNov 3 Air India Flight 245Nov 13 Tête de l'Obiou C-54 crashDec 30 Maroochy air crash | |
| 1949 ◄ ► 1951 |
45°11′39″N 5°43′54″E / 45.194277°N 5.731634°E / 45.194277; 5.731634
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