| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Katanga Government |
| Registration: | KA-DFN |
| MSN: | 12161 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Indian Air Force Canberra B(I) Mk.58 bombers from the No.5 Squadron, on a United Nations mission, attacked Kolwezi airfield, destroying several planes.
Sources:
Canberra's in de Congo / Bharat Rakshak
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