Airplane Crash - Kinshasa, Zaire 04/16/1969
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Kinshasa, Zaire
| Date | 04/16/1969 |
| Location | Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Operator | Wigmo |
| Route | Kinshasa - Luluaburg |
| Type | Curtiss C-46 |
| Aboard | 45 |
| Fatalities | 45 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The plane developed landing gear trouble while attempting to land at Luluaburg. The pilot chose to return to Kinshasa. He was circling to use up fuel when the accident occurred. The plane crashed into the Congo River. Leased to the Congolese Air Force. |
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