Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Caltagirone: 24 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 24, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
41-7725
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Catane - Ouargla
MSN:
4203
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
24
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Catania Airport, aircraft hit a mountain slope located near Caltagirone. All 24 occupants were killed. Crew was on its way to Ouargla, Algeria.
