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Crash of a Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation near Douala: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1969
Operator:
Registration:
F-BGNC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4512
YOM:
1953
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Country:
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was cleared to start an ILS semi-direct approach to Douala Airport when contact was lost. The wreckage was found three days later in a prairie located 80 km northeast of Douala. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members who were completing a cargo flight.