Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 10, 1960 (20 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 10, 1960 near Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates with 20 fatalities. Cause: Cause undetermined; the...
- Date: July 10, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Cause undetermined; the wreckage was never found.
A Gulf Aviation Douglas DC 3 on a scheduled flight from Bahrain through Doha to Sharjah disappeared on 10 July 1960 after its last radio contact near Sharjah. It is believed to have crashed into the sea and no wreckage was ever found. Sources differ on the number aboard, 20 in one and 16 in another.