| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 24, 1954 |
| Time: | 1750 |
| Location: | Near Nice, Italy |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Rome - Lyons |
| AC Type: | Douglas C-47A-DL |
| Registration: | 43-16044 |
| cn / ln: | 20510 |
| Aboard: | 21 (passengers:18 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:18 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed in the Alps, 25 miles northeast of Nice, on the French/Italian border while en route. The instrument flight plan the pilot filed indicated a cruising height that was lower than the authorized minimum altitude required to clear the mountains. |
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