Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 7 June 1959 |
Type: | Douglas SC-47A |
Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 43-15689 |
MSN: | 20155 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 100 km (62.5 mls) off Libya ( Mediterranean Sea)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Ditched at sea. Pilot Capt Guy M. Allphin (34) went down with the sinking plane. Seven other crewmen were found floating on a rubber raft and were saved by a rescue plane.
Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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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.