Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FD865
Location: off Capo Carbonara –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Douglas Dakota III transport planeDouglas Dakota III transport plane
Category: Accident
A Douglas Dakota III transport plane, operated by No. 267 Squadron RAF, experienced a loss of aircraft during its second leg of a routine flight from Bari to Napoli, Cagliari, and return. Wreckage was recovered off Cape Carbonara within two days of the disappearance.A Douglas Dakota III transport plane, operated by No. 267 Squadron RAF, experienced a loss of aircraft during its second leg of a routine flight from Bari to Napoli, Cagliari, and return. Wreckage was recovered off Cape Carbonara within two days of the disappearance.
Description
A Douglas Dakota III transport plane operated by No. 267 Squadron RAF departed Bari on a routine flight to Napoli, Cagliari and return. The aircraft went missing during the second leg of the flight. Within two days the Navy picked up wreckage washed ashore off Cape Carbonara.
Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or turbulence during the second leg of the flight.Possible mechanical failure or turbulence during the second leg of the flight.Share on:
