ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) R7034 Chiredzi-Buffalo Range Airport (BFO)
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Date:Thursday 6 January 1977
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Rhodesian Air Force
Registration: R7034
MSN: 33410/16662
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Chiredzi-Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) (   Zimbabwe)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chiredzi-Buffalo Range Airport (BFO/FVCZ), Zimbabwe
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The C-47 collided with electricity wires after takeoff and crashed.

Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO
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