Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 July 1952
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Tropic Airways
Registration Number: ZS-DFB
Location: ca 160 km off Benghazi –
ÿ Mediterranean Sea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: SA-16 AlbatrossSA-16 Albatross
Category: Accident
A SA-16 Albatross successfully rescued all occupants of a flight from Malta to Benina, following a leg of the Amsterdam-Johannesburg flight. The rescue was conducted by the US Navy.A SA-16 Albatross successfully rescued all occupants of a flight from Malta to Benina, following a leg of the Amsterdam-Johannesburg flight. The rescue was conducted by the US Navy.
Description
Ditched during a cross-Mediterranean flight from Malta to Benina. This was a leg on the Amsterdam-Johannesburg flight. All occupants were rescued by a US Navy SA-16 Albatross and transferred to Royal Navy ships.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kiM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=808MAAAAIBAJ&dq=libya%20plane&pg=4180%2C3228475https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kiM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=808MAAAAIBAJ&dq=libya%20plane&pg=4180%2C3228475Primary Cause
Rescue operation by a US Navy SA-16 Albatross.Rescue operation by a US Navy SA-16 Albatross.Share on:
