Narrative:
Crashed and caught fire while attempting emergency landing due to mechanical failure.
The airplane operated on a flight from Libya to Nicosia, Cyprus.
F-RACL; 14:00(GMT); 11 km from Mersa Matrouh
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» The Canberra Times (Monday 18 July 1949)
» El Litoral 17-7-1949
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 16 July 1949 |
| Time: | 14:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | L'Armée de L'Air |
| Registration: | 349050 |
| MSN: | 26311/14866 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 11 km (6.9 mls) from Mersa Matruh ( Egypt)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Nicosia Airport (NIC/LCNC), Cyprus |
Crashed and caught fire while attempting emergency landing due to mechanical failure.
The airplane operated on a flight from Libya to Nicosia, Cyprus.
F-RACL; 14:00(GMT); 11 km from Mersa Matrouh
Sources:
» Le Franc-terieur 18 July 1949» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» The Canberra Times (Monday 18 July 1949)
» El Litoral 17-7-1949
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