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| Date: | Thursday 13 January 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-93090 |
| MSN: | 12963 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Helmos -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Izmir-Cigli Air Base (IGL/LTBL) |
| Napoli Airport (NAP/LIRN) |
Flew into the side of Mount Helmos. The wreckage with four survivors was found after two days.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
The Milwaukee Sentinel - Jan 17, 1966
Location
Images:
photo (c) Antonios Koukoulas; Mount Helmos; May 1966
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