Narrative:
DC-3 ZS-BWX diverted from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to Orly Airport. On approach to Orly, the aircraft struck electric cables and crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Mercury Aviation Services |
| Registration: | ZS-BWX |
| MSN: | 4254 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) ( France)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nice Airport (NCE/LFMN), France |
| Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
DC-3 ZS-BWX diverted from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to Orly Airport. On approach to Orly, the aircraft struck electric cables and crashed.
Sources:
» El Litoral 21 November 1948, p1Photos
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 Nice Airport to Paris-Le Bourget Airport as the crow flies is 690 km (431 miles).
Distance from Nice Airport to Paris-Le Bourget Airport as the crow flies is 690 km (431 miles).
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