Airplane Crash - Near St. Etienne De Tinee, France 03/04/1954
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near St. Etienne de Tinee, France
Date | 03/04/1954 |
Time | 14:30 |
Location | Near St. Etienne de Tinee, France |
Operator | Military - U.S. Air Force |
Route | Tripoli, Libya - Hahn, W Germany |
Type | Douglas C-47A-DL |
Registration | 42-24096A |
Cn/In | 9958 |
Aboard | 20 |
Fatalities | 20 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The aircraft struck a mountain and disintegrated at an altitude of 8,000 ft. while en route. The accident occurred in snow and low overcast conditions. The plane had drifted off the prescribed course and no wind drift correction had been made. |
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