Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 03 JUN 1955 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54A-5-DC |
| Operator: | Union Aéromaritime de Transport |
| Registration: | F-BFVT |
| C/n / msn: | 10292 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fort Lamy Airport (NDJ) (Chad)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Douala Airport (DLA/FKKD), Cameroon |
| Fort Lamy Airport (NDJ/FTTJ), Chad |
Overturned on landing at Fort Lamy (now Ndjamena) Airport. The pilot of the airplane was Arnaud Langer (Groupe Lorraine, DFC, Air Medal, etc).
Sources:
» Order of the Liberation Website - Arnaud Langer
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Douala Airport to Fort Lamy Airport as the crow flies is 1071 km (669 miles).
Distance from Douala Airport to Fort Lamy Airport as the crow flies is 1071 km (669 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
