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| Date: | Tuesday 8 March 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 56521 |
| MSN: | 10835 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 12 km from Jérez del Marquesado -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Napoli Airport (NAP/LIRN) |
| Rota Naval Air Base (ROZ/LERT) |
A US Navy Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) sustained substantial damage in a belly landing in the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountain range. None of the 24 on board were killed.
Sources:
La gesta de un pueblo que salvó la vida de 24 marines (Granada Hoy, 1/9/2010)
US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos Third Series (50360 to 60009)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mar 9, 1960
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