Crash of an Avro 652 Anson 21 in Thornhill

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1950 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
VS495
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Thornhill - Thornhill
Location:
Thornhill
Midlands
Country:
Zimbabwe
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight in Thornhill. On final approach, an engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Madagascar: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1950 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tananarive – Toamasina
Location:
Madagascar
All Madagascar
Country:
Madagascar
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route to Tamatave (Toamasina), the three engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located in the Mangerivola Reserve, half way to Toamasina. Seven passengers were killed and nine others were injured. Two survivors decided to walk away to find help and walked for two weeks before they found a village. The other survivors were rescued few days later.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide in Kilindoni

Date & Time: May 12, 1950
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
VP-KEC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6893
YOM:
1945
Location:
Kilindoni (Mafia Island)
Pwani Region
Country:
Tanzania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, overturned and came to rest upside down. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 near Fāyid AFB: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Avro 694 Lincoln
Operator:
Registration:
SX957
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Fāyid - Fāyid
Location:
Fāyid AFB
Ismailia
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training sortie from Fāyid AFB and was carrying a crew of ten that should simulate a combined attack with a RAF Vampire. Registered VZ188, the Vampire was carrying one pilot. In flight, while cruising at low height, both aircraft collided, dove into the ground and crashed 11 miles northeast of the Fāyid airbase. All 11 occupants on both aircraft were killed. It was reported that most of the crew members were cadets on vacation in the region.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL in Tenkodogo

Date & Time: May 2, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
F-OAFP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Yaoundé – Kano – Algiers – Paris
MSN:
20000
YOM:
1944
Location:
Tenkodogo
Boulgou (Tenkodogo)
Country:
Burkina Faso
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a flight from Yaoundé to Paris on behalf of the French Government, carrying Mr. André Soucadaux, High Commissioner of France in Cameroun, his wife and both children and his chief of cabinet. While cruising southeast of Ouagadougou, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and informed ground that he lost his orientation. Eventually, the captain attempted to make an emergency landing in a desert area located near Tenkodogo, about 140 km southeast of Ouagadougou. All 13 occupants were injured and later rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland V in South Africa

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Short S.25 Sunderland
Operator:
Registration:
1706
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
South Africa
All South Africa
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff from an unknown location in South Africa. The aircraft sank and was lost while there were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-25-DK Dakota C.4 in Iringa

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KN300
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
15804/32552
YOM:
1945
Location:
Iringa
Iringa Region
Country:
Tanzania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown on a wet grassy airfield, the airplane swung, veered off runway and eventually collided with a tree. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Ras Matarma

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft D18
Operator:
Registration:
SU-ADM
Flight Type:
Delivery
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
A-56
YOM:
1946
Location:
Ras Matarma
South Sinai
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Ras Matarma. The occupant's fate remains unknown. Christened 'Nefertity', the twin engine aircraft left Wichita a day earlier and was on a delivery flight to Egypt when the accident occurred.

Crash of an Avro 19/2 in Somabhula

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Avro 19
Operator:
British Government
Registration:
G-AKDV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1424
YOM:
1947
Location:
Somabhula
Bulawayo
Country:
Zimbabwe
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while performing a flight on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3A in Cotonou

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAOD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
11720
YOM:
1943
Location:
Cotonou-Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (ex Cadjehoun)
Littoral
Country:
Benin
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown, the right main gear failed. The aircraft veered off runway to the right, lost its right engine and came to rest. All three crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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