ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249892
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| Date: | Sunday 1 January 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Globe GC-1B Swift |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | OO-CDT |
| MSN: | 2179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 mi from Elisabethville -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elisabethville |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared over dense jungle. Emergency landing in the bush after an engine failure. Passenger Gabriel Delaure found injured but alive by friendly natives after 24 days. Pilot killed in crash.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 26 January 1961, p8
https://www.hln.be/izegem/25-dagen-overleefd-in-jungle-na-vliegtuigcrash~abdbd927/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2021 13:27 | TB | Added |
| 11-May-2022 09:19 | Cobar | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 09-Apr-2024 14:53 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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