ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237466
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 May 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Piper |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Club of East Africa |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing, Northern Rhodesia -
 Zambia
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Jameson |
| Lusaka | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared - the French newspaper article mentions a small Piper belonging to the "East African Aero-Club".
At May 1955, the Aero Club of East Africa had two Piper PA-12 Super Cruisers: VP-KFR and VP-KHH. Both were subsequently on-sold, KFR in Feb 1956, KHH in Sep 1961. No mention about either aircraft crashing or disappearing!
One is left with 2 choices: the news report was about another Piper aircraft OR the lost aircraft was subsequently found and recovered.
Sources:
1. L'Echo d'Oran 20 May 1955, page 2.
2. www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vp-kaa_%26_sy-aaa.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2020 12:56 | TB | Added |
| 16-Jan-2022 06:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
| 19-Jan-2022 07:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Apr-2022 03:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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