Narrative:
A US Navy Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) sustained substantial damage in a belly landing in the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountain range. None of the 24 on board were killed.
» US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos Third Series (50360 to 60009)
» Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mar 9, 1960
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 8 March 1960 |
| Type: |  Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 56521 |
| MSN: | 10835 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 12 km from Jérez del Marquesad ( Spain)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Napoli Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italy |
| Rota Naval Air Base (ROZ/LERT), Spain |
A US Navy Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) sustained substantial damage in a belly landing in the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountain range. None of the 24 on board were killed.
Sources:
» La gesta de un pueblo que salvó la vida de 24 marines (Granada Hoy, 1/9/2010)» US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos Third Series (50360 to 60009)
» Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mar 9, 1960
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Distance from Napoli Airport to Rota Naval Air Base as the crow flies is 1833 km (1146 miles).
Distance from Napoli Airport to Rota Naval Air Base as the crow flies is 1833 km (1146 miles).
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