Status: | |
Datum: | Sonntag 27 Juli 1952 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | Tropic Airways |
Kennzeichen: | ZS-DFB |
Werknummer: | 12414 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 4 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 28 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 32 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | ca 160 km off Benghazi ( Mittelmeer)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
Flug nach: | Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB), Libyen |
Unfallbericht:Ditched during a cross-Mediterranean flight from Malta to Benina. This was a leg on the Amsterdam-Johannesburg flight. All occupants were rescued by a US Navy SA-16 Albatross and transferred to Royal Navy ships.
Informationsquelle:
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The Windsor Daily Star - Jul 28, 1952» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 54)
Fotos
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 Malta-Luqa Airport to Benghazi-Benina International Airport as the crow flies is 674 km (421 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.