Kisumu – Durban

On July 11, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Kisumu – Durban experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by South African Air Force, with the event recorded near Kisumu Nyanza.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

28 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 24, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft crashed on an island located in the Winam Bay, northeast part of the Lake Victoria. All 28 occupants were killed, among them SAAF soldiers that were released after being prisoners of war.

Aircraft reference details include registration 6812, MSN 11987, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.1035°, 34.7518°.