Last updated: 6 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 5 February 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-15578 |
| MSN: | 20044 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 170 km (106.3 mls) NE of Ahwaz ( Iran)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI), Bahrain |
The diplomatic plane with five or seven Army airmen went missing in Iran while on a flight from Tehran to Bahrain. It was found crashed in mountains a few days later.
Sources:
» San Bernardino Sun 11 February 1949, p21» AAIR
» Le Franc-tireur 8 February 1949, p1
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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.
