ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179909
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| Date: | Saturday 6 March 1920 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commerical |
| Owner/operator: | SAAF (South African Air Force) |
| Registration: | F8615 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bulawayo, Matabeleland -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wadi Haifa |
| Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On approach to Bulawayo, Matabeleland, aircraft encountered problems and crashed. Both occupants, engaged in a cross country flight to Cape Town, South Africa, were injured. Aircraft was named "Silver Queen II" and was flying Cairo - Wadi Halfa - Bulawayo - Cape Town, and was destroyed.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170107164813/http://sapfa.org.za/history/1920s-london-cape-town
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-fb27-vimy-bulawayo
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2015 16:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Oct-2017 06:17 | Sergey L. | Updated [Registration, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2018 19:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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