Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 29 APR 1952 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54A-DO |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-BELI |
| C/n / msn: | 3098 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Berlin (Germany) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Germany |
| Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL/EDDT), Germany |
Two Russian MiG-15s opened fire, causing substantial damage to the DC-4 and wounding three passengers. The aircraft was hit by 89 shots. Engines no. 3 and 4 were shut down and the pilot carried out a safe emergency landing at Berlin-Tempelhof. Russian authorities claimed that the DC-4 had strayed off the international air corridor.
Events:
Sources:
» DDR-Luftwaffe.de
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Frankfurt International Airport to Berlin-Tegel Airport as the crow flies is 431 km (269 miles).
Distance from Frankfurt International Airport to Berlin-Tegel Airport as the crow flies is 431 km (269 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.
