ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220774
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 February 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-28C |
| Owner/operator: | Force Aérienne Congolaise |
| Registration: | FA-496 |
| MSN: | 226-73 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Congo near the Sudanese border -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bunia |
| Bunia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost his way while on an armed reconnaissance mission of northern Congo. Made an emergency landing when running out of fuel near the Sudanese border. Pilot survived but according to local missionaries he was taken prisoner by Simba rebels and killed. The body was never retrieved.
Cuban(CIA) pilot
Sources:
Air Britain T-28 part3
fliphtml5.com/npgh/joed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2019 16:59 | cobar | Added |
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