Narrative:
Crashed after takeoff due to engine failure. One worker on the ground was killed.
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» L'Unità, 1-4-1959
» El Litoral, 31-3-1959 p.1
» Het vr?e volk, 1-4-1959
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 1959 |
| Time: | 16:20 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 17241 |
| MSN: | 43343 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 14 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 20 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Napoli-Capodichino Airport (NAP) ( Italy)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Napoli-Capodichino Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italy |
| Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
Crashed after takeoff due to engine failure. One worker on the ground was killed.
Sources:
» La Stampa 1 April 1959, p7» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» L'Unità, 1-4-1959
» El Litoral, 31-3-1959 p.1
» Het vr?e volk, 1-4-1959
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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 Napoli-Capodichino Airport to Malta-Luqa Airport as the crow flies is 556 km (347 miles).
Distance from Napoli-Capodichino Airport to Malta-Luqa Airport as the crow flies is 556 km (347 miles).
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