ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) 42-100488 Marseille
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Date:Thursday 6 December 1951
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 42-100488
MSN: 18951
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Total:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:32 km (20 mls) E of Marseille (   France)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tripoli-Wheelus Air Base (MJI/HLLM), Libya
Destination airport:Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS/LFML), France
Narrative:
Crashed into mountain (Massif de la Sainte-Baume). Found two days later.

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Sources:
» Passauer Neue Presse 10 December 1951
» Gastonia Gazette 7 December,1951


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Distance from Tripoli-Wheelus Air Base to Marseille-Marignane Airport as the crow flies is 1357 km (848 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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