Narrative:
Destroyed in ground accident at NAS Keflavik, Iceland when it lost its brakes after landing and collided with a hangar.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 20 December 1975 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-117D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 39096 |
| MSN: | 43338 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Reykjavík-Naval Air Station Keflavík (KEF) ( Iceland)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Keflavík Naval Air Station (KEF/BIKF), Iceland |
Destroyed in ground accident at NAS Keflavik, Iceland when it lost its brakes after landing and collided with a hangar.
Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe BaugherPhotos
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