Flugunfall 15 FEB 1958 einer Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) 42-93817 - Monte Vesuvio
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Datum:Samstag 15 Februar 1958
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas VC-47A (DC-3)
Fluggesellschaft:United States Air Force - USAF
Kennzeichen: 42-93817
Werknummer: 13771
Baujahr: 1944
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 16 / Insassen: 16
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Monte Vesuvio (   Italien)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Napoli-Capodichino Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italien
Flug nach:?
Unfallbericht:
The VC-47 was en route from Ramstein, Germany to a base near Istanbul in Turkey. An intermediate stop was made in Naples, where it landed at 13:29.
Last radio contact was at 22:24, about thirty minutes after takeoff when the crew reported en route at 6500 feet and switching to the Rome ATC. It never contacted Rome and the airplane impacted Mount Vesuvius.

Informationsquelle:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» La Stampa 18-2-1958


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