Estado: | |
Fecha: | domingo 9 agosto 1953 |
Tipo: |  Fairchild C-119C-22-FA Flying Boxcar |
Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registración: | 51-2542 |
Numéro de série: | 10500 |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 18 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 24 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | 48 km (30 milles) S of Gharyan ( Libia)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Militar |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Udine Airfield (UDN/LIPD), Italia |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Tripoli-Wheelus Air Base (MJI/HLLM), Libia |
Descripción:Crashed in desert out of gas. Occupants bailed out.
Fuentes:
» L'Unita 11-8-1953
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Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Fotos
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 Udine Airfield to Tripoli-Wheelus Air Base as the crow flies is 1451 km (907 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.