Narrative:
Crashed at sea, enroute from Dover AFB to Lajes AFB, Azores. The plane was last heard from 57 minutes after it took off.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 22 September 1963 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-133A Cargomaster |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-2002 |
| MSN: | 45167 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1440 km (900 mls) E off Cape May, NJ, USA ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dover AFB, DE (DOV/KDOV), United States of America |
| Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal |
Crashed at sea, enroute from Dover AFB to Lajes AFB, Azores. The plane was last heard from 57 minutes after it took off.
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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 Dover AFB, DE to Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 4105 km (2565 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Dover AFB, DE to Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 4105 km (2565 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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