Accident Lockheed Ventura Mk V 6501,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25514
 
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Date:Thursday 17 April 1947
Time:19:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic L37 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed Ventura Mk V
Owner/operator:South African Air Force (SAAF)
Registration: 6501
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:60 mi SW of Khartoum -   Sudan
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Pretoria, South Africa
Destination airport:Cairo, Egypt
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Ventura was taking eleven fighter pilots of the SAAF to Cairo, in order for them to ferry Spitfires back to South Africa, when it crashed between Malakal and Khartoum. Four crew and eleven passengers.

Sources:

http://www.mm3admin.co.za/documents/docmanager/11DD6678-A6CF-4F06-9F49-B5EA985F43F6/00031571.pdf
http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=28026

Images:


Photo: R Neil Munro; 28 November 2019 at Khartoum war graves

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
09-Jul-2014 04:15 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Oct-2014 17:05 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
24-Feb-2015 20:02 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
13-Jun-2016 20:02 TB Updated [Time, Location]
30-Dec-2019 18:42 harro Updated [Photo]

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