Narrative:
The C-47 airplane suffered substantial damage in a landing accident at Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA), Italy. The airplane was flying from Cairo, Egypt to Rome with an en route stop in Greece. It groundlooped on landing at Ciampino. The two crew members and one passenger were seriously injured.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1948 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Superior Oil Corp. |
| Registration: | NC75402 |
| MSN: | 4523 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA) ( Italy)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dekelia/Tatoi Air Base (LGTT), Greece |
| Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
The C-47 airplane suffered substantial damage in a landing accident at Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA), Italy. The airplane was flying from Cairo, Egypt to Rome with an en route stop in Greece. It groundlooped on landing at Ciampino. The two crew members and one passenger were seriously injured.
Sources:
» L'Unità 8-9-1948Photos
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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 Dekelia/Tatoi Air Base to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 1030 km (644 miles).
Distance from Dekelia/Tatoi Air Base to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 1030 km (644 miles).
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