

Descripción:
The C-47B transport plane impacted the water off Las Palmas-Gando Air Base when it failed to gain height on takeoff. The aircraft encountered strong winds.
» ABC (Sevilla) 1 July 1971, p27
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 30 junio 1971 |
| Hora: | 18:15 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Ejército del Aire |
| Registración: | T.3-37 |
| Numéro de série: | 26179/14734 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | de la costa de Las Palmas-Gando Air Base (LPA) ( España)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Las Palmas-Gando Air Base (LPA/GCLP), España |
| El Aaiun Airport (EUN/GMML), Sahara Occidental |
The C-47B transport plane impacted the water off Las Palmas-Gando Air Base when it failed to gain height on takeoff. The aircraft encountered strong winds.
Fuentes:
» grandio.org» ABC (Sevilla) 1 July 1971, p27
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Distance from Las Palmas-Gando Air Base to El Aaiun Airport as the crow flies is 229 km (143 miles).
Distance from Las Palmas-Gando Air Base to El Aaiun Airport as the crow flies is 229 km (143 miles).
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