Air France Flight 007

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48°43′N 2°22′E / 48.72°N 2.37°E / 48.72; 2.37

Air France Flight 007

An Air France Boeing 707-328 similar to the one involved
Accident
Date	3 June 1962
Summary	Rejected takeoff due to mechanical failure
Site	Orly Airport, Paris, France
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 707-328
Aircraft name	Chateau de Sully
Operator	Air France
IATA flight No.	AF007
ICAO flight No.	AFR007
Call sign	AIR FRANS 007
Registration	F-BHSM
Flight origin	Paris-Orly Airport, Paris, France
1st stopover	Idlewild Airport, New York City, United States
2nd stopover	Atlanta Municipal Airport, Atlanta, United States
Destination	Houston Municipal Airport, Houston, United States
Occupants	132
Passengers	122
Crew	10
Fatalities	130
Injuries	2
Survivors	2

Air France Flight 007 crashed on 3 June 1962 while on take-off from Orly Airport. The only survivors of the disaster were two flight attendants; the other eight crew members, and all 122 passengers on board the Boeing 707, were killed. The crash was at the time the worst single-aircraft disaster and the deadliest crash involving a Boeing 707. It was also the first single civilian jet airliner disaster with more than 100 deaths.