Narrative:
The C-54 was performing a combined mail and training flight from Værløse Air Base to Aalborg, Bodø, Keflavik and Greenland.
Twenty minutes after departure power was lost on all 4 engines and smoke entered the cockpit. The flight crew ditched the aircraft in the Kattgat waters, 31 km northeast off the island Hesselø. All occupants were rescued by a fishing trawler.
» ribewiki.dk
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 8 November 1965 |
| Time: | 07:44 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet |
| Registration: | N-605 |
| MSN: | 10710 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 31 km (19.4 mls) NE off Hesselø [Kattegat] ( Atlantic Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Værløse Air Base (EKVL), Denmark |
| Aalborg Air Base (AAL/EKYT), Denmark |
The C-54 was performing a combined mail and training flight from Værløse Air Base to Aalborg, Bodø, Keflavik and Greenland.
Twenty minutes after departure power was lost on all 4 engines and smoke entered the cockpit. The flight crew ditched the aircraft in the Kattgat waters, 31 km northeast off the island Hesselø. All occupants were rescued by a fishing trawler.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» Youngstown Vindicator 8 November 1965, p1» ribewiki.dk
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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 Værløse Air Base to Aalborg Air Base as the crow flies is 210 km (131 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Værløse Air Base to Aalborg Air Base as the crow flies is 210 km (131 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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