Narrative:
Crashed while on approach to Ankara.
A Turkish memorial website reports seven Air Force personnel died in the crash. Media reports suggest that a total of nine occupants died. This could include two non-Air Force passengers.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» Passauer Neue Presse, 18-11-1965
» www.tayyareci.com
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 1965 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) |
| Registration: | H-060 |
| MSN: | 19724 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Ankara-Etimesgut Airport (ANK) ( Turkey)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Konya Airport (KYA/LTAN), Turkey |
| Ankara-Etimesgut Airport (ANK/LTAD), Turkey |
Crashed while on approach to Ankara.
A Turkish memorial website reports seven Air Force personnel died in the crash. Media reports suggest that a total of nine occupants died. This could include two non-Air Force passengers.
Sources:
» Scramble» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» Passauer Neue Presse, 18-11-1965
» www.tayyareci.com
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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 Konya Airport to Ankara-Etimesgut Airport as the crow flies is 218 km (136 miles).
Distance from Konya Airport to Ankara-Etimesgut Airport as the crow flies is 218 km (136 miles).
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