Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 29, 1955, Mediter...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 29, 1955 near Mediterranean Sea, World with no fatalities. Cause: An engine failed..
- Date: July 29, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mediterranean Sea, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine failed.
A USAF Douglas C 47 on a flight from Tripoli to Athens suffered engine trouble and ditched in the Mediterranean about 145 km north of the Libyan coast. A US Navy SA 16 Albatross rescued all 18 occupants about 15 minutes later. The C 47 sank and was lost.