What the records say
- When
- 30 Jul 1998
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 47.50° N, 2.99° W
- Description
- mid-air collision over Quiberon Bay, France
- Deaths
- 15
Proteus Airlines Flight 706
1998 mid-air collision over France
Proteus Airlines Flight 706 was a scheduled commuter flight from Lyon, France to Lorient, France. On 30 July 1998, the Beechcraft 1900 operating the flight collided in mid-air with a Cessna 177 over Quiberon Bay, Brittany. Both aircraft crashed in the sea, killing all 15 occupants on both planes.
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