ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335773
| Date: | Saturday 6 October 1951 |
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| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mersin -
 Turkey
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML) |
The Indian Air Force plane was en route from Malta to Cyprus when it went off course, impacting a mountain near Mersin, Turkey in fog.
Sources:
Warbirds of India (warbirds.in)
Milliyet Gazete Arsivi, 8 October 1951
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