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| Date: | Monday 4 January 1960 |
| Time: | 15:38 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 55-2974 |
| MSN: | 47 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Sirte -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Misrata International Airport (MRA/HLMS) |
| Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB) |
The Otter was flying from Wheelus Air Base to Benghazi with two en-route stops, returning surveyors to field locations. The Otter disappeared over the Gulf of Sirte and was never found.
Sources:
U.S. Army Otters / Karl Hayes
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