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| Date: | Monday 27 January 1958 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-55 |
| Owner/operator: | Gouvernement General du Congo Belge |
| Registration: | OO-CWE |
| MSN: | 55.825 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mossenjo -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in jungle. Two crew, three passengers.
Sources:
Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 / J.Appleton and A. Thys, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 25 3)
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02478/3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2008 07:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jan-2016 19:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2016 19:20 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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