Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 24, 1956 (19 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 24, 1956 near Aleppo Aleppo Governorate, Syria with 19 fatalities.

The Syrian Airways DC-3 crashed about 25 km from Aleppo shortly after takeoff in a thunderstorm. All 19 occupants were killed, making it the airline's worst accident at the time.

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