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October 26, 1947: Douglas DC-4 on way from Istanbul to Athens crashes in Hymettus. 44 people died. December 21, 1948: Douglas C-47 of Czech Airlines crashes in Kalamata with a death toll of 24. June 6, 1949: Douglas C-47 of the now-defunct National Greek Airlines crashes in Athens. 22 people die.
SS Heimara (sometimes spelled as Himara or Chimara, Greek: Χειμάρρα) was a passenger steamer operating the Piraeus – Thessaloniki route. The ship hit a reef and sank on 19 January 1947 in the Aegean Sea, killing around 400 people. [1] It is Greece's deadliest maritime disaster.
This is a List of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 A variants that have taken place in the year 1947, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2 and military variants converted to DC-3 standard for post-war airline use. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and ...
1947 BOAC Douglas C-47 crash; 1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident; C. 1947 Croydon Dakota accident; D. List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in ...
26 January 1947 - Douglas Dakota, PH-TCR of KLM crashed after takeoff from Kastrup airport in Copenhagen, killing all 22 on board, including Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. 16 July 1960 - A de Havilland Dragon Rapide operated by Zonens Redningskorps loses control and crashes 50 meters from the shore killing all 8 passengers. Only the pilot survived.
Varvassi was a 3,875-ton Greek merchant steamship that was wrecked on the Needles rocks in 1947. It was carrying a cargo of tangerines from Algiers to Southampton. The ship became wrecked after an engine failure in stormy weather, and drifted onto the rocks.
The 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 crash refers to the crash of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Stockholm via Copenhagen on 26 January. It occurred shortly after the Douglas DC-3 took off from Kastrup Airport in Denmark. All 16 passengers and 6 crew members on board were killed. [1]
Pages in category "1947 in Greece" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Battle of Konitsa; E.