Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 12, 1956 (17 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 12, 1956 near Mt Dirfi (Dirphys) Central Greece, Greece with 17 fatalities.

A Hellenic Air Force Dakota IV on an evacuation mission after heavy snowfall turned back toward its base after reporting problems over the Skopelos area. It then struck the slope of Mount Dirfi on Evia. All 17 people on board, four crew and 13 military personnel, were killed.

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