Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 27, 1952, Mediter...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 27, 1952 near Mediterranean Sea, World with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure.
- Date: July 27, 1952
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mediterranean Sea, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure
A Tropic Airways DC-3 on a charter from Amsterdam to Johannesburg lost an engine over the Mediterranean on the Luqa to Benghazi leg. The crew ditched the aircraft about 160 km northwest of Benghazi. All 32 occupants were rescued by a US Navy Albatross crew and transferred to a Royal Navy ship, and the aircraft sank.