ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28809
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-38 |
| Owner/operator: | Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis |
| Registration: | F-AOUC |
| MSN: | 314-19 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Calibar, Cross River -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Dakar International Airport, Yoff, Dakar, Senegal (DKR/GOOY) |
| Pointe Noire, Congo | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-AOUC Sikorsky S.38B (MSN 314-19) ex NC15V (US Registry) from 1930, ex-G-ABYS (UK Registry) from 17.2.33: to F-AOUC 3.6.36 (C of R 4715) to Cie des Chargeurs Reunis, Paris/Cotonou.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12.8.39:Aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight (aircraft routed Dakar–Cotonou–Libreville–Port Gentil–Pointe Noire) when it crashed in unknown circumstances at Calibar, Cross River, Nigeria (at approximate Coordinates: 4°57′0″N 8°19′30″E). Occupant fate unknown as well.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/f-aaaa.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_F-16.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-sikorsky-s-38b-calabar
4. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Aug39.html
5. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABYS.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabar
7. http://www.europeanairlines.no/the-history-of-a-norwegian-sikorsky-s-43/
8. http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
9. http://www.entreprises-coloniales.fr/empire/Aeromaritime_1935-1949.pdf
Media:
Sikorsky S-38 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.79:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2019 16:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
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