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| Date: | Sunday 13 September 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | KP-2/OT-CWB |
| MSN: | 20741 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Luluaba -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The C-47 ran out of fuel during a long flight over Congo. A forced landing was carried out at Luluaba. It was considered beyond economical repair.
Sources:
Belgian Military Aircraft Database / Belgian Aviation History Association (BAHA)
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