Air France Flight 406
Air France Flight 406 was a Lockheed L-1649 Starliner that crashed in French Algeria on May 10, 1961, after a bomb exploded on board. All 78 passengers and crew on board were killed. It was the deadliest aviation disaster involving a Lockheed Starliner.
A TWA Starliner similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 May 1961 |
| Summary | Bombing in flight |
| Site | Sahara Desert |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1649 Starliner |
| Aircraft name | De Grasse |
| Operator | Air France |
| Registration | F-BHBM |
| Flight origin | Brazzaville, Congo |
| 1st stopover | Fort Lamy Airport, Fort Lamy (now N'Djamena), Chad |
| Last stopover | Marseille-Marignane Airport, Marseille, France (did not arrive) |
| Destination | Paris, France |
| Passengers | 69 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 78 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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