1950 Tete de I'Obiou C-54 Crash
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The Tete de I'Obiou accident was an airliner crash in France
on 13 November 1950.
Curtiss Reid Flying Services had been operating a scheduled service between Paris
and Rome
since 1945. On November 13, 1950, a Paris-bound C-54 aircraft crashed on the Tete de I'Obiou mountain, 48 km (29.8 mi) south of Grenoble
. All 45 passengers and 7 crew were killed. The aircraft was 50 miles (80.5 km) off course.
Flight attendant
Helen Johnston's body was missing for weeks until it was found in a crevasse
on the mountain.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on 13 November 1950.
Curtiss Reid Flying Services had been operating a scheduled service between Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
since 1945. On November 13, 1950, a Paris-bound C-54 aircraft crashed on the Tete de I'Obiou mountain, 48 km (29.8 mi) south of Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
. All 45 passengers and 7 crew were killed. The aircraft was 50 miles (80.5 km) off course.
Flight attendant
Flight attendant
Flight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant derives from that of similar...
Helen Johnston's body was missing for weeks until it was found in a crevasse
Crevasse
A crevasse is a deep crack in an ice sheet rhys glacier . Crevasses form as a result of the movement and resulting stress associated with the sheer stress generated when two semi-rigid pieces above a plastic substrate have different rates of movement...
on the mountain.