ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) ET-AFW Asmara
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Date:Monday 19 February 1979
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Ethiopian Airlines
Registration: ET-AFW
MSN: 33429/16681
First flight: 1945
Total airframe hrs:10566
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:SW of Asmara (   Eritrea)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed after a bomb exploded in flight. Conflicting sources say the accident happened near Barentu or southwest of Asmara.

Sources:
» Encyclopedia of African Airlines / Ben R. Guttery
» Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988


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