26
Mar
Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) – UN-209
Destroyed by fire during after being hit when a Fouga Magister jet attacked at Elizabethville Airport.
26
Mar
Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar – MM52-6011
Number one engine failure; crashed. The city of Luluabourg is now called Kananga.
26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas DC-4-1009 – YK-AAR
The DC-4 was ditched in the Congo River, 135 miles NE of the destination L‚opoldville. All occupants were rescued by a Congolese tug.
26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) – OO-SBL
A Douglas C-54 passenger plane was destroyed in an accident near Bunia, D.R.Congo. All 28 passengers and seven crew members were killed...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) – K-18/OT-CWH
The C-47 ran off the side of the runway by an unexpected crosswind. The right hand landing gear collapsed.
26
Mar
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) – KP-6/OT-CNW
The C-47B crashed on takeoff from Albertville (now) Kalemie. A propeller separated and sliced through the fuselage, killing the flight ...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) – KP-2/OT-CWB
The C-47 ran out of fuel during a long flight over Congo. A forced landing was carried out at Luluaba. It was considered beyond economi...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) – OO-CBN
A propeller failed in-flight. Debris cut some cables, causing a loss of control. The C-47 was en route from Costermansville (now Bukavu...