Slick Airways, Douglas DC-4 (N90427)

Slick Airways, Douglas DC-4 (N90427)

Sometime after this aircraft–whose first flight was in 1944–left Slick Airways, it went to Pan African Airlines.  On 28th September 1968, after leaving Lagos Ikeja Airport in Nigeria, it attempted landing at Port Harcourt airport, also in Nigeria.  Though runway lights were on, and the crew reported visual sighting, the left wing struck the top of two trees and the plane crashed into a village.  As reported by Aviation Safety Network, “the plane carried munitions, which caused explosions and a massive fire.”  All crew and passengers, and at least one person on the ground, were killed.  Unused postcard.  Grade: 1

Name: Slick Airways, Douglas DC-4 (N90427)

From: THEMES/Aviation

Code: 30200331

Price: $9.00