Botswana

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo

9th May 1978	Botswana Defence Force	BN2A-21 Defender	2 B-N
8th August 1979	Botswana Defence Force	BN2A-21 Defender	OA 2	Francistown Airport	Forced landing
19th November 1982	Botswana Defence Force	Scottish Aviation Bulldog	OD 3			Crew killed
8th August 1988	Botswana Defence Force	BAe125-800	OK-1		Damaged
29th April 1989	Botswana Defence Force	BAe Strikemaster Mk83	OJ 5	Z2 No.2 Squadron	crashed at an air display
12th December 1989	Botswana Defence Force	BAe Strikemaster Mk.83	OJ 4	Z2 No.2 Squadron	Crashed near Gaberone [CONFIRMATION needed of mid-air collision]	Major C. Lempaletse 2.Lt. B. G. Chalebgwa CAN ANYONE CONFIRM WHICH AIRCRAFT WHICH PILOT WAS IN ???		Martin-Baker
12th December 1989	Botswana Defence Force	BAe Strikemaster Mk.83	OJ 9	Z2 No.2 Squadron	Crashed near Gaberone [CONFIRMATION needed of mid-air collision]			Martin-Baker
27th May 1995	Botswana Defence Force	Aerospat AS350BA Ecureuil	OF 5
26th February 1997	Botswana Defence Force	Pilatus PC-7	OD 5 555	Z7 No.7 Squadron	Crashed near Kanye			Martin-Baker
?? March 1997	Botswana Defence Force	Northrop CF-5A	OJ 2	Z27 No.27 Squadron	Damage while landing at Gaborone, while practising for an air-show			Northrop
1st October 1997	Botswana Defence Force	Pilatus PC-7	OD 1 551	Z7 No.7 Squadron		One killed		Martin-Baker
23rd November 1999 also seen as 20th	Botswana Defence Force	BN2A-21 Defender	OA 4	Z12 No.12 Squadron		Crashed shortly after take-off from Kwando airstrip, killing three occupants including the soldier brother of the then President.
19th April 2006 10:00	Botswana Defence Force	AS 350 Squirrel helicopter		Francistown Air Base	crashed, on flight to Thebephatshwa Air Base, at Majwanaadipitse near Paje, central Botswana	Two Army pilots killed
19th April 2006 10:00	Botswana Defence Force	AS 350 Squirrel helicopter		Francistown Air Base		Lieutenant ?? Killed	Lieutenant ?? Killed
14th July 2006	Botswana Defence Force				Damaged
?? November 2006		Pilatus PC-7						Martin-Baker
Thursday 20th October 2011	Botswana Defence Force BDF	Pilatus PC-7	OD ? 55?	Z7 No.7 Squadron Thebephatshwa Airbase	Routine training flight. Mid-air collision in Letlhakeng Caught fire and crashed into a two and half roomed house in the village.			Conventional, non-ejection seat
Thursday 20th October 2011	Botswana Defence Force BDF	Pilatus PC-7	OD ? 55?	Z7 No.7 Squadron Thebephatshwa Airbase		Captain Mmusi Olefile from Molepolole bailed out sustained burns taken to Bokamoso hospital	IP Captain Shepard Tamohla of Maitengwe bailed out sustained burns Succumbed to his injuries 10 days after the incident on October 30th	Conventional, non-ejection seat
Thursday 20th October 2011	Botswana Defence Force BDF	Pilatus PC-7	OD ? 55?	Z7 No.7 Squadron Thebephatshwa Airbase	Routine training flight. Mid-air collision in Letlhakeng. Upon collision only one aircraft caught fire. One of the planes crash landed in Letlhakeng Primary School			Conventional, non-ejection seat
Thursday 20th October 2011	Botswana Defence Force BDF	Pilatus PC-7	OD ? 55?	Z7 No.7 Squadron Thebephatshwa Airbase		Lt Michael Appie of Palapye no injuries DID HE CRASH LAND THE AIRCRAFT ? bailed out, treated for shock and trauma	IP Captain Ompatile Ken Sianang of Serowe bailed out died of injuries at Gaborone Bokamoso hospital	Conventional, non-ejection seat
	"Aboard each aircraft were two pilots and three of them managed to safely parachute to the ground while the third pilot, Captain Ompatile Sianang sustained 2^nd degree burns and later died at Bokamoso hospital." This is now contradicted by further reports in the media. It now gives the other two crew as sustaining 22nd degree burns. Further feedback suggests that Captain Sianang sustained injuries having experienced parachute problems following bail out. It is reported that his parachute caught on the tail of the other aircraft.