Airplane Crash - Gazni, Afghanistan 12/12/1963
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Gazni, Afghanistan
| Date | 12/12/1963 |
| Time | 10:15 |
| Location | Gazni, Afghanistan |
| Operator | Trans Mediterranean Airways |
| Route | Kawait - Kabul |
| Type | Douglas C-54A |
| Registration | OD-AEB |
| Cn/In | 10424 |
| Aboard | 3 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The cargo plane struck a mountain while en route. A wrong estimation of the wind speed and direction resulted in a navigation error which brought the aircraft 42 nm from the approved air route. Possible contributing factors were: lack of weather forecast prior to takeoff, personal worries, fatigue and lack of oxygen, inadequate charts and maps. |
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