Last updated: 4 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 31 July 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-15153 |
| MSN: | 19619 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 35 km (21.9 mls) NE of Salerno ( Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Napoli-Capodichino Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italy |
| Foggia Airport (FOG/LIBF), Italy |
Crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain.
Sources:
» Il Dakota C47» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Napoli-Capodichino Airport to Foggia Airport as the crow flies is 120 km (75 miles).
Distance from Napoli-Capodichino Airport to Foggia Airport as the crow flies is 120 km (75 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
