The other crash that haunts Air France: the Caravelle Ajaccio-Nice


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The company does not support the relatives of the victims of flight AF1611 which mysteriously crashed on September 11, 1968. Back to a matter of state.





By Guerric Poncet

An Air France Caravelle, the same type that crashed on September 11, 1968.
© GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons / Michel Gilliand

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Lhe crash of AF447 Rio-Paris, whose trial is taking place at the moment, is not the only accident which still haunts the corridors of Air France: there is also AF1611. This year again, Point asked the same question to the management of the company: what are the steps in progress to remove the doubts surrounding the crash of the Caravelle Ajaccio-Nice which was damaged in the Mediterranean on September 11, 1968? And the answer did not vary by a comma: “Air France does not wish to comment but of course remains attentive to the publications that may be made on this file. » Impossible to get an interview with Anne Rigail, the general manager of the group, any more than with any other manager of the company. However, Air France lost 6 employees and 89 passengers in…


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