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| Date: | Sunday 5 December 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | De Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Club de Benguela |
| Registration: | CR-LBE |
| MSN: | 94025 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Benguela Airport, Benguela, Benguela Province -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Benguela Airport, Benguela, Benguela Province (BUG/FNBG) |
c/no 94025 (Gipsy Minor #20030): To Dr Crespo de Carvalho with C of A 6689 issued 10.7.39. Registered CS-ABS. Re-registered in Angola as CR-LBE to Aero Club de Benguela.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on approach near Benguela Airport, Benguela, Benguela Province, Angola, 5.12.48: port wing struck sea and aircraft then hit a tree, crashing into a road where it killed a girl pedestrian.
Benguela Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto de Benguela - 17 de Setembro) (IATA: BUG, ICAO: FNBG) is an airport serving Benguela, the capital city of Benguela Province in Angola.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH94.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p940.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benguela_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2022 17:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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