| Date: | Saturday 6 December 1952 |
| Time: | 04:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | CU-T397 |
| MSN: | 10319 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 41 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4,5 km NE off Bermuda-Kindley Field (BDA) -
 Bermuda
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bermuda-Kindley Field (BDA/TXKF) |
| Havana-Rancho Boyeros Airport (HAV/MUHA) |
The DC-4 crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff. The airplane operated on a flight from Madrid, Spain to Havana (HAV), Cuba. It had arrived at Bermuda from Santa Maria, Azores at 03:30 for a refueling stop.
Sources:
The News and Courier - Dec 7, 1952
Location
Images:
photo (c) Yoeglis; Bermuda-Kindley Field (BDA); 06 December 1952
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