Historical eventJune 141950

1950 Bahrain Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes

An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people. This came two days after another Air France DC-4 crashed in the same location.

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When
Wednesday, June 14 195076 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1950s
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Dates: From 1950.

What happened

An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people. This came two days after another Air France DC-4 crashed in the same location.

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June 14 1950 — 76 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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