63 fatalities

1968-03-06: Air France Flight 212 (1968) — France

France

On March 6, 1968, an Air France Flight 212 (1968) was involved in an aviation accident near France. 63 people were killed. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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On March 6, 1968, Air France Flight 212 was involved in an accident near France, resulting in 63 fatalities. The incident is catalogued in a historical aviation-safety dataset.

Accident Details

On March 6, 1968, Air France Flight 212 was involved in an aviation accident near France. The accident resulted in 63 fatalities, as reported in the official record.

Dataset Context

This incident is catalogued in the Wikidata aviation-safety dataset, which documents more than three thousand aircraft accidents and aviation occurrences spanning the history of powered and unpowered flight. The dataset serves as a reference for researchers, who cross-reference such records with primary investigative sources to analyse historical safety trends and identify recurring contributing factors across different eras of aviation.

Investigation report by Wikidata contributors. Original record: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4697990. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the CC0 (Wikidata).