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| Date: | Tuesday 15 March 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM61769 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 km from Nairobi -
 Kenya
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi (unknown airport) |
The C-53 transport plane returned to Nairobi after the left engine had lost power. The aircraft did not make it back to the airport and the pilots had to make a forced landing. It struck trees and power lines and caught fire.
Sources:
alatricolore.it
El Litoral 16-3-1955
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