Incident de Havilland DH.104 Dove 5 K-20,
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Date:Tuesday 31 January 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DOVE model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.104 Dove 5
Owner/operator:Katangan Air Force
Registration: K-20
MSN: 04103
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Manorie, Katanga -   Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Manono Airport (MNO)
Narrative:
C/N : 04103
BAF SERIAL : D-20
OTHER SERIAL: OO-CFE, OT-CFT, K-20 (Katanga)
1956-05-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as D-20
1960-07-00: date out
0000-00-00: to Katanga Air Force as K-20
1961-01-31: at Manorie Cat.5 accident and destroyed
exploded in mid-air and crashed into Lake Upemba
reportendly during bombing mission due to careless handling of munitions on board

Sources:

1. http://www.likasi.be/Divers.htm
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2. http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/zaire/KATaircraft.html
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3. http://airliner.narod.ru/airliners1942-48/dh104euro#nigeria] [Not working anymore]
4. https://www.belgian-wings.be/de-havilland-dh-104-dove

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2008 19:59 W.Fischdick Added
19-Mar-2010 01:18 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Narrative]
19-Mar-2010 01:20 TB Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Narrative]]
23-Dec-2010 07:35 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
23-Dec-2010 08:59 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source]
13-Oct-2011 14:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
16-Mar-2012 09:36 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
30-Apr-2012 07:18 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
20-Nov-2023 07:47 Peter Ziegler Updated [Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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