Wadi Halfa – Bulawayo – Cape Town

On March 6, 1920 at 12:00 AM, Wadi Halfa – Bulawayo – Cape Town experienced a crash involving Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial, operated by South African Air Force, with the event recorded near Bulawayo Bulawayo.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On approach to Bulawayo, Matabeleland, the crew encountered problems and the aircraft crashed. Both occupants, engaged in a cross country flight to Cape Town, South Africa, were injured and the aircraft named 'Silver Queen II' was destroyed. Crew: Lt Col Pierre van Ryneveld, Lt Christopher Joseph Quintin-Brand.

Aircraft reference details include registration F8615.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -20.1566°, 28.5757°.