General Leclerc's aviation accident
An American B-25 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 November 1947 |
| Summary | Ground impact during marginal weather conditions |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft name | Tailly II |
| Operator | French Air Force |
| Registration | F-SCCX (formerly USAAF 41-30330) |
| Flight origin | La Sénia Aerodrome, Es Sénia, French Algeria |
| Destination | Colomb-Béchar Airport, Colomb-Béchar, French Algeria |
| Occupants | 13 |
| Passengers | 9 (8 known, 1 unknown) |
| 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.
A B-25 Mitchell medium bomber operated by the French Air Force, named Tailly II and converted into an official aircraft for General Leclerc, crashed around noon near the Mediterranean–Niger Railway, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Colomb-Béchar Airport, which it was attempting to reach. The four crew members and eight passengers, including Leclerc, were killed instantly. A 13th unidentified body was found in the wreckage, leading to controversy regarding the causes of the accident.