Narrative:
The DC-2 named "Vara de Rey" impacted a house while on approach to Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Spain.
» El Orden, 3 Feb 1944
» Golden Years of Aviation
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 February 1944 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-115J |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-AAC |
| MSN: | 1521/F35 |
| First flight: | 1936 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | El Prat de Llobregat ( Spain)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain |
| Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL), Spain |
The DC-2 named "Vara de Rey" impacted a house while on approach to Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Spain.
Sources:
» La Vanguardia 4 February 1944, p4» El Orden, 3 Feb 1944
» Golden Years of Aviation
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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 Madrid-Barajas Airport to Barcelona-El Prat Airport as the crow flies is 479 km (300 miles).
Distance from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Barcelona-El Prat Airport as the crow flies is 479 km (300 miles).
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