- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: November 13, 1950
Time: 1800
Location: Mt. Tete de L'Obiou, France
Operator: Curtiss-Reid Flying Services Ltd. (Canada)
Flight #: ?
Route: Rome - Paris
AC Type: Douglas C-54B-1-DC
Registration: CF-EDN
cn / ln: 10518
Aboard: 58   (passengers:51  crew:7)
Fatalities: 58   (passengers:51  crew:7)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft drifted 50 miles off the prescribed route and struck Mt. Tete de l'Obiou at 6,740 feet. The pilot probably realized the deviation and tried to take corrective action but did not see the mountain in time. The aircraft was named "Canadian Pilgrim."
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