off in the subsequent belly landing. The wreck was taken to Lae Airfield for stripping of useful parts. The hulk remained at Lae Airfield into the early 1990s. 8 December In Bolivia, Douglas DC-3 CP-1059 of TASMI was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident at San Ignacio Airfield, San Ignacio de Moxos. 1987 (unknown date) A Douglas C-47B of the Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya was written off in an accident at Bahia Negra Airport in Paraguay. Douglas C-47B FAP-2034 of TAM Paraguay crashed at Lagerenza in Paraguay. 1988 8 February In Thailand, Douglas AC-47 L2-34/13 of the Royal Thai Air Force was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Dong Muang AFB. The aircraft was subsequently preserved at Don Mueang International Airport. 12 April Douglas DC-3C ZS-UAS of United Air suffered an in flight fire in South Africa and crashed at Hennenman, Orange Free State killing all 24 people on board. The aircraft was on a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Bloemfontein Airport to Johannesburg International Airport. 21 April Douglas C-47A N47FE of African Air Carriers was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident at Quelimane Airport in Mozambique. Both crew were killed, one other person on board was seriously injured. The aircraft may have been shot down. 2 May Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airways was destroyed on the ground at Axum Airport in Ethiopia, during an attack on the airport by Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23s of the Ethiopian Air Force. 30 August In Colombia, Douglas AC-47 Spooky FAC-1650 of the 214th Tactical Squadron, Fuerza Aérea Colombiana was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident. 20 September Douglas C-47A Z-WRJ of Crest Breeders crashed shortly after take-off from Zimbabwe's Harare International Airport following a loss of power from the starboard engine. The aircraft was on a cargo flight; all three crew survived. 1 November Douglas C-47A C-FBJE of Air Ontario crashed into Pikangikum Lake in Canada on a domestic cargo flight from Red Lake Airport to Pikangikum Airport. Two of the three people on board were killed. 1989 17 January Douglas C-47A CP-1418 of Aerolíneas La Paz disappeared near La Paz, Bolivia whilst on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from El Alto International Airport to Apolo Airport. 18 January In the United States, Douglas DC-3 XB-DYP crashed shortly after take-off from Laredo International Airport, Texas. The aircraft was on an international cargo flight to Torreón International Airport,