Narrative:
Number one engine failure; crashed.
The city of Luluabourg is now called Kananga.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 15 February 1961 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM52-6011 |
| MSN: | 10869 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-3350 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Luluabourg ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luluabourg Airport (KGA/FZUA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| ? |
Number one engine failure; crashed.
The city of Luluabourg is now called Kananga.
Sources:
» Fairchild C-82 and C-119 / Alwyn T. Lloyd, Aerofax, 2005Photos
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