Date:	Friday 29 July 1955
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	43-48213
MSN:	25474/14029
Year of manufacture:	1944
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	145 km N off Libya -   Mediterranean Sea
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Tripoli-Wheelus Air Base (MJI/HLLM)
Destination airport:	Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT)

Narrative:
Ditched following engine problems. All occupants were rescued by a Grumman SA-16 Albatross within fifteen minutes.

US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
The Free-Lance Star - Jul 30, 1955

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