ZS-BMH, Douglas DC-4-1009, 1950s, Airlines, SAA, Prop, Photo

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Code Number:: TAFV37P15_02
Title:: ZS-BMH, Douglas DC-4-1009, 1950s; CN: 43157
First flight: 1947

Accident Report
Date: 30 JUN 1962
Operator: South African Airways SAA - SAA
Registration: ZS-BMH
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46
Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 51
Airplane damage: Substantial
Airplane fate: Repaired
Location: near Durban (South Africa)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) (JNB/FAJS), South Africa
Destination airport: Durban-Louis Botha Airport (DUR) (DUR/FADN), South Africa
Narrative:
The C-54 made a safe emergency landing after colliding with a South African Air Force Harvard trainer, callsign 'Chaka 2'. The DC-4 landed safely with a damaged tail fin; the trainer crashed, but both occupants parachuted to safety.
Keywords:: South African Airways SAA, Airlines, SAA, Star Alliance, Douglas, DC-4, Piston, four engine, Prop, Propeller, Fixed wing multi engine, multi-engine, Reciprocating, Propliner, Plane, Avion, History, Technology, Fleet, Livery, Equipment, hull, Public, Airframe, Transport, Fixed-Wing, Commerce, Travel, Airplane, Archive, Airline, Aerospace, Civil Transportation, Passenger Aircraft, Commercial Aviation, Airliner

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Code Number:: TAFV37P15_02
Title:: ZS-BMH, Douglas DC-4-1009, 1950s; CN: 43157
First flight: 1947

Accident Report
Date: 30 JUN 1962
Operator: South African Airways SAA - SAA
Registration: ZS-BMH
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46
Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 51
Airplane damage: Substantial
Airplane fate: Repaired
Location: near Durban (South Africa)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) (JNB/FAJS), South Africa
Destination airport: Durban-Louis Botha Airport (DUR) (DUR/FADN), South Africa
Narrative:
The C-54 made a safe emergency landing after colliding with a South African Air Force Harvard trainer, callsign 'Chaka 2'. The DC-4 landed safely with a damaged tail fin; the trainer crashed, but both occupants parachuted to safety.
Keywords:: South African Airways SAA, Airlines, SAA, Star Alliance, Douglas, DC-4, Piston, four engine, Prop, Propeller, Fixed wing multi engine, multi-engine, Reciprocating, Propliner, Plane, Avion, History, Technology, Fleet, Livery, Equipment, hull, Public, Airframe, Transport, Fixed-Wing, Commerce, Travel, Airplane, Archive, Airline, Aerospace, Civil Transportation, Passenger Aircraft, Commercial Aviation, Airliner
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