Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 18, 1950 (12 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 18, 1950 near Bocoio Benguela, Angola with 12 fatalities.

A DTA Angola Airlines Douglas C-47 on a scheduled flight from Nova Lisboa to Lobito struck the slope of a mountain in the Bulobulo range about 19 km south of Bocoio on 18 July 1950, while starting its descent. All 12 occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

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