| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 15, 1958 |
| Time: | 2224 |
| Location: | Mount Vesuvius, Italy |
| Operator: | Military - US Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Ramstein - Naples - Turkey |
| AC Type: | Douglas VC-47A |
| Registration: | 42-93817 |
| cn / ln: | 13771 |
| Aboard: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Radio contact was lost with the military aircraft thirty minutes after taking off from Naples after the crew reported en route at 6,500 feet and switching to the Rome ATC. The plane crashed on the northern slopes of Mt. Vesuvius. |
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