Narrative:
Crashed and burned on landing. The plane was carrying WW II dead from Rome, Italy to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
» Diário de Lisboa 11 December 1960, p19
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 11 December 1960 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54G-5-DO (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB |
| Registration: | 2401 |
| MSN: | 36025 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lisboa Airport (LIS) ( Portugal)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
| Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal |
Crashed and burned on landing. The plane was carrying WW II dead from Rome, Italy to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Sources:
» El Litoral 17-12-1960» Diário de Lisboa 11 December 1960, p19
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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 Roma-Ciampino Airport to Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport as the crow flies is 1855 km (1160 miles).
Distance from Roma-Ciampino Airport to Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport as the crow flies is 1855 km (1160 miles).
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