Crash of a Lockheed C-60A-5-LO LodeStar in Wadi Halfa
Date & Time:
Jul 27, 1948
Registration:
OO-GVP
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
18-2320
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed in flames. All 14 occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. The crew was completing a flight from Belgian Congo to Brussels via Sudan.