Narrative:
The aircraft impacted Mount Mitsikeli, Greece, killing all seven on board. The C-47 operated on a mission to transport the body of a soldier to be buried at Lefkada.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 1 September 1970 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | 48782 |
| MSN: | 26043/14598 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Perivlepto ( Greece)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kavala-Amigdhaleon AB (LGKM), Greece |
| Preveza-Aktion Airport (PVK/LGPZ), Greece |
The aircraft impacted Mount Mitsikeli, Greece, killing all seven on board. The C-47 operated on a mission to transport the body of a soldier to be buried at Lefkada.
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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 Kavala-Amigdhaleon AB to Preveza-Aktion Airport as the crow flies is 378 km (236 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Kavala-Amigdhaleon AB to Preveza-Aktion Airport as the crow flies is 378 km (236 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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