ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56769
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| Date: | Thursday 22 September 1960 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SE 3130 Alouette II |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Landmacht |
| Registration: | A02 |
| MSN: | 1304/135C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Tanganyika, off Burundi -
 Burundi
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Usumbura |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
1959-07-00: F-WIPA mfd at La Courneuve(?)
1959-00-00: First flight
1959-10-26: Taken on Charge (Offician presentation at Evere)
1959-11-00: Delivered to 16 Squadron Light Aviation, Butzweilerhof (Germany)
1960-00-00: at Kassel (noted)
1960-03-07: at Butzweilerhof (D) Cat.?
1960-05-00: Aircraft is flown to Kamina (Congo) by C119
1960-05-30: Flown to Kigali (Ruanda)
1960-08-00: Transferred to Usumbura (Urundi)
where Light Aviation Flight is based under the command of COMRU (Commando Ruanda-Urundi)
1960-09-22: Cat.5 During a Medevac-mission the helicopter is caught in a serious thunderstorm and it crashed
in the Tanganika Lake near Magara (Burundi).
wrong QNH setting during navigation flight at night
Unfortunately three of occupants are killed.
pilot : Lt-Vl Vanbever ‘Jos4 Xavier OK,
co-pilot : Kpt-Vl Ledant OK, para
Passengers: Lt. Feys drowned,
2Lt De Greef René wounded para, drowned, 1Cg Para
Sdt. Claes Willy wounded para, drowned, 1Cg Para
1960-09-00: Struck of Charge
Sources:
http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=470 [Notworking anymore]
http://www.alouettelama.com/msn/a2-1301/A2-1304.html
https://www.belgian-wings.be/aerospatiale-alouette-ii-part-1
Dagboek van een FAF piloot blz 16 – Wif De Brouwer
Info Laurent Heyligen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2019 16:36 | cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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