• Our USPP Store
  • Contact
  • Services
  • About
    • Our Amazing Team
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Disclaimer
    • Cookies Policy
    • Advertising Policies
    • Privacy Policy
  • SUPPORT MILITARY AFRICA
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Military Africa
  • Our USPP Store
  • Magazines
  • Advertise
  • Press Release
No Result
View All Result
  • Our USPP Store
  • Magazines
  • Advertise
  • Press Release
No Result
View All Result
Military Africa
No Result
View All Result
Home Aerospace

South African C-130 aircraft crash lands in DRC, crew rescued

Patrick Kenyette by Patrick Kenyette
January 9, 2020 - Updated on May 31, 2020
in Aerospace
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Saaf c-130bz aircraft crash landed in drc
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
ADVERTISEMENT

A South African C-130BZ Hercules airlift aircraft has crash landed in Goma airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier today. The aircraft was returning from a logistical mission in support of the South African contingent deployed to the DRC.

According to the acting spokesperson for the UN MONUSCO mission, Mathias Hillman, the C-130BZ was transporting 67 passengers including eight crew members when it suffered a mechanical malfunction that resulted in its left wing engine catching fire upon landing.

“MONUSCO sent a rescue team that brought the fire under control and everyone was safely evacuated,” Gillman disclosed to the media.

Advertisements

You Might Also Like

Tunisian Pilots Successfully Complete T-6C Texan II Training in the United States

Botswana in negotiation with India for Tejas aircraft

Sudan’s RSF Shoots Down Russian-Made MiG-29 Fighter Jet over Khartoum: A Stalemate Emerges in the Ongoing Conflict

Images posted on social media shows an extensive damage to the left wing, as well as fire on the no.1 engine. The crashed C-130BZ carries the designation “Serial 403” and has recently made a return trip to Cuba at the end of December 2019.

Images via Twitter

A press statement has been released by the South African Department of Defence which confirmed the incident and that no live was lost. The statement also said that a board of inquiry will be convened to investigate the cause of the crash.

In 2014, the SAAF sent several aircraft, aircrew and ground crew on foreign deployments. Three Rooivalk attack helicopters from 16 Squadron SAAF and five or six 15, 17, 19, 22 Squadron Oryx transport helicopters and 28 Squadron C-130BZ were stationed in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).

Since then, several 28 Squadron SAAF C-130BZ Hercules aircraft regularly flew to Sudan, DR Congo and Uganda, including Lubumbashi, Kinshasa, Goma, Beni, Bunia and Entebbe, as Entebbe is the logistic hub for MONUSCO in the eastern DR Congo. They mainly fly missions ranging from logistic support for SA National Defence Force continental peacekeeping and peace support operations, humanitarian operations, support to the South African Army, and general airlift.

So far, the SAAF currently have five to nine remaining C-130BZ aircraft since it is unlikely if the damaged aircraft can still be repaired due to severe budget cuts. The C-130BZ are supported by three aging C-47 (DC-3) aircraft.

Recommended posts

Tags: South Africa

Join 154,765 others in receiving our trusted defence news

Unsubscribe

Related News

Scientists will get an opportunity to learn how to conduct and verify samples, degradation of chemical warfare agents, instrument usage and software, method validation, analysis and basis maintenance of laboratory equipment.

ARMSCOR to host African Scientists on chemical warfare analysis

May 29, 2023
Each of these weapons represents a pinnacle of engineering and technological innovation, empowering the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) with a formidable presence across various domains of warfare.

South Africa’s Cutting-Edge Military Arsenal: Exploring Six Formidable Weapons

May 24, 2023
Paramount, Greece IRIX UAV

Paramount, Greece partner on IRIX next-Gen, long-range loitering munitions

May 12, 2023
South African defence industry

Improved sales in 2022 highlight the potential of South Africa’s defence industry

April 13, 2023
ADVERTISEMENT
The Badger IFV and the Mowag Piranha III are both well-known infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) that have been deployed by various armed forces around the world. While the Badger IFV is designed by Denel Land Systems of South Africa, the Mowag Piranha III is a product of Mowag, a Swiss defense company, equipped with Elbit Systems UT-30 Mk2 unmanned turrets. Let's delve into a comparative analysis of these two vehicles.
Load More... Subscribe

Facebook

ADVERTISEMENT
No Result
View All Result
  • Our USPP Store
  • Magazines
  • Advertise
  • Press Release

© 2022 Military Africa

Go to mobile version