Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 in Bangui
Date & Time:
Nov 30, 1942
Registration:
FL-ARI
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Damascus - Beirut - Cairo - Bangui - Brazzaville
MSN:
27
YOM:
1939
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.