Narrative:
The C-47A transport plane departed Las Palmas-Gando Air Base at 02:27 hours on a flight to Albacete, Spain. The aircraft disappeared over sea some 44 min after take off.
» ABC (Madrid) 23 April 1963, p41+42
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 21 April 1963 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Ejército del Aire |
| Registration: | T.3-44 |
| MSN: | 19750 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Fuerteventura ( Spain)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Las Palmas-Gando Air Base (LPA/GCLP), Spain |
| Albacete-Los Llanos Air Base (ABC/LEAB), Spain |
The C-47A transport plane departed Las Palmas-Gando Air Base at 02:27 hours on a flight to Albacete, Spain. The aircraft disappeared over sea some 44 min after take off.
Sources:
» ABC (Madrid) 25 April 1963, p13» ABC (Madrid) 23 April 1963, p41+42
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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 Las Palmas-Gando Air Base to Albacete-Los Llanos Air Base as the crow flies is 1739 km (1087 miles).
Distance from Las Palmas-Gando Air Base to Albacete-Los Llanos Air Base as the crow flies is 1739 km (1087 miles).
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