Accident Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) 43-15130,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334728
 

Date:Friday 24 February 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-15130
MSN: 19596
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:8 km S of Rascafria -   Spain
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Châteauroux-Déols Air Base (CHR/LFLX)
Destination airport:Madrid-Torrejón AFB (TOJ/LETO)
Narrative:
Flew into a hillside in the Sierra de Guadarrama at an elevation of 6000 feet.

Sources:

US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
Youngstown Vindicator 25 February 1956, p1
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 25 February 1956, p1

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