Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 7 June 1959
Aircraft Type: Douglas SC-47A
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-15689
Location: 100 km off Libya –
ÿ Mediterranean Sea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A pilot, Capt Guy M. Allphin, of the flight number 34, was lost at sea during a sinking aircraft. Seven other crew members were discovered floating on a rubber raft, rescued by a rescue plane.A pilot, Capt Guy M. Allphin, of the flight number 34, was lost at sea during a sinking aircraft. Seven other crew members were discovered floating on a rubber raft, rescued by a rescue plane.
Description
Ditched at sea. Pilot Capt Guy M. Allphin (34) went down with the sinking plane. Seven other crewmen were found floating on a rubber raft and were saved by a rescue plane.
Primary Cause
Sinking of an aircraft.Sinking of an aircraft.Share on:
