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Crash of a Lockheed C-60A-5-LO LodeStar near Bangui: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1945 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-60 LodeStar
Operator:
Registration:
F-BALV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – N’Djamena – Bangui – Antananarivo
MSN:
2380
YOM:
1943
Location:
Bangui
Ombella-M'Poko
Country:
Central African Republic
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located about 60 km west of Bangui Airport. All eight occupants were killed, among them Prince Vinh San of Vietnam.
Crew:
Guy Porte, pilot,
Lucien Coulomb, radio navigator,
Louis Rebout, flight engineer.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge near Bangui

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
OO-AUG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6036
YOM:
1938
Location:
Bangui
Ombella-M'Poko
Country:
Central African Republic
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing 128 km from Bangui. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 in Bangui

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dewoitine D.338
Operator:
Lignes Aériennes Militaires (LAM)
Registration:
FL-ARI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Damascus - Beirut - Cairo - Bangui - Brazzaville
MSN:
27
YOM:
1939
Location:
Bangui
Ombella-M'Poko
Country:
Central African Republic
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While descending to Bangui Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed. There were no fatalities. The airplane was written off. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in November 1942.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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