Crash of a Douglas C-47A-65-DL in Middelkerke
Date & Time:
May 3, 1952
Registration:
42-100560
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
19023
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Ostend, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a beach located in Middelkerke, about 3 km from the airfield. The aircraft was written off and all six occupants were injured, some of them seriously.