Status: | |
Date: | xx xxx 1945 |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Ostia ( Italy)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Missing; date unknown; found in 1953, 800 meters off the beach of Ostia in eight meters depth with nine bodies insite. Salvaged July 1954.
Sources:
» L'Unitá 24-7-1954
» L'Unitá 25-7-1954
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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.