Narrative:
The plane crashed into a mountain as a result of a navigation fault. The airplane operated on a flight from Madrid, Spain.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 March 1952 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-100593 |
| MSN: | 19056 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Guggi Glacier, nr Jungfrau Mtn., Swiss Alps ( Switzerland)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain |
| Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (ETGV), Germany |
The plane crashed into a mountain as a result of a navigation fault. The airplane operated on a flight from Madrid, Spain.
Sources:
» Zerschellt im Hochgebirge / Roger CornioleyPhotos
Map
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 Madrid-Barajas Airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base as the crow flies is 1444 km (903 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base as the crow flies is 1444 km (903 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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