1948 Sabena Douglas C-47 crash

Aviation incident in Africa 1948 Sabena Douglas C-47 crash Douglas DC-3D OO-AUM Sabena Ringway 08.07.49 edited-3.jpg A Douglas DC-3 resembling the one involved in the accident. Accident 1948 08 31 y Near Kimbwe, Belgian Congo 13 0 Douglas C-47 Sabena OO-CBL Manono Élizabethville (now Lubumbashi) 13 10 3 13 0 The 1948 Sabena Douglas C-47 crash was an aviation accident that occurred on 1948 08 31 y, near Kimbwe, in the Belgian Congo. The aircraft, a Douglas C-47A-10-DK registered as OO-CBL, was operated by the Belgian airline Sabena. It was en route from Manono to Élizabethville (now Lubumbashi), when it suddenly went out of control during its approach to the airport and crashed during the emergency landing. All 13 people on board, including three crew members, were killed. The exact cause of the crash remains undetermined despite favorable weather conditions at the time. It was one of three fatal crashes that Sabena experienced in 1948, along with the Heathrow disaster on March 2, and the Sabena Douglas DC-4 crash on May 12.https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480831-0 Crash of the Manono-Élizabethville flight Aviation-safety.net Flight The flight was a scheduled passenger flight from Costermans City via Manono to Élizabethville (now Lubumbashi) on 31 August 1948.Vliegtuig in Belgisch Congo zoek. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMGAZS01:000159054:mpeg21:a00005 De Zaanlander 3 September 1948 nl Delpher 14 November 2025 The flight was operated by Sabena with a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The aircraft carried 13 people, including 3 crew members.Vliegtuig in Belgisch Congo zoek https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB19:000616054:mpeg21:a00013 Het Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden nl 2 September 1948 nl Delpher 14 November 2025Vliegtuig in Belgisch Congo zoek. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRHCG03:163522053:mpeg21:a00013 Winschoter Courant 2 September 1948 nl Delpher 14 November 2025 Search operation After the aircraft took off from Manono it went missing. A rescue operation started with all available aircraft. Apart from that motorized units searched in the region of Jadoth City and Élizabethville.Belgisch vliegtuig in de Congo vermist. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRHCG03:163522053:mpeg21:a00013 Deventer Dagblad 3 September 1948 nl Delpher 14 November 2025Twee vliegtuigen vermist. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010824096:mpeg21:a0074 Trouw 3 September 1948 nl Delpher 14 November 2025 On 7 September, a week after the crashed, it was announced had that the plane had to made an emergency landing. All thirteen people on board were killed.Vele slachtoffers van het luchtverkeer. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMHCO02:163896005:mpeg21:a00056 Deventer Dagblad 7 September 1948 nl Delpher 14 November 2025Dertien inzittenden https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRHCG04:235024059:mpeg21:a00022 Nieuwe provinciale Groninger Courant 8 September 1948 nl Delpher 14 November 2025 References Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1948 Category:Sabena accidents and incidents Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47 Skytrain Category:1948 in Africa Category:August 1948 Category:1940s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo