Narrative:
A Douglas Dakota III transport plane operated by No. 267 Squadron RAF departed Bari on a routine flight to Napoli, Cagliari and return. The aircraft went missing during the second leg of the flight.
Within two days the Navy picked up wreckage washed ashore off Cape Carbonara.
» Lostaircraft.com
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FD865 |
| MSN: | 9411 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Capo Carbonara ( Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Napoli-Capodichino Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italy |
| Cagliari-Elmas Airport (CAG/LIEE), Italy |
A Douglas Dakota III transport plane operated by No. 267 Squadron RAF departed Bari on a routine flight to Napoli, Cagliari and return. The aircraft went missing during the second leg of the flight.
Within two days the Navy picked up wreckage washed ashore off Cape Carbonara.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Lostaircraft.com
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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 Napoli-Capodichino Airport to Cagliari-Elmas Airport as the crow flies is 478 km (299 miles).
Distance from Napoli-Capodichino Airport to Cagliari-Elmas Airport as the crow flies is 478 km (299 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.
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