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| Date: | Friday 17 August 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bakirköy/Istanbul -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ankara |
| Yeşilköy/Istanbul |
Destroyed during a forced landing in a military combound near the airport after an engine failure.
Note: wreckage on photo has been giving the impression of lying down in the meadow for some time. See C-47 42-6071 w/o "17 APR 1957" (date error ?)
Sources:
Milliyet Gazete Arsivi 18 August 1956, p1 (photo)
https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/liste?tarih=1956.08.18
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2014 16:28 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jan-2025 16:49 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Jan-2025 19:05 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, ] |
| 11-Jan-2025 07:48 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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