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| Date: | Thursday 6 January 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Rhodesian Air Force |
| Registration: | R7034 |
| MSN: | 33410/16662 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Chiredzi-Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) -
 Zimbabwe
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chiredzi-Buffalo Range Airport (BFO/FVCZ) |
The C-47 collided with electricity wires after takeoff and crashed.
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