On the night of 1 September 1953 , an Air France Lockheed L-749 Constellation , registered in France as F-BAZZ , also known as Air France Flight 178 , which was flying from Paris-Orly Airport to Nice Airport , crashed into the top of the mountain , with the loss of 42 lives , including pianist René Herbin and violinist Jacques Thibaud
Air France Flight 178
Air France Flight 178
Mount Cimet