1965 — Jan 22, USAF C124 crash on snow-covered Mount Helmos, Greece –all 10

–10 AP. “U.S. Plane Crashes in Greece; 10 Dead.” Mt. Vernon Register-News, IL. 1-22-1965, p1.
–10 Aviation Safety Network. USAF C-124 crash, Mount Helmos, Greece, 22 Jan 1965.
–10 Reuters. “Search Finds 10 Dead at Crash Scene.” Salt Lake Tribune, UT. 1-23-1965, p. 1.

Narrative Information

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database:
“Date: Friday 22 January 1965
“Type: Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
“Operator: United States Air Force – USAF
“Registration: 52-1058
“MSN: 43967
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“Crew: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
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“Total: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
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“Location: Mount Helmos (Greece)
“Phase: Enroute (ENR)
“Nature: Military
“Departure airport: Aviano Air Base…Italy [Was then, still is (2023) a US Air Base.]
“Destination airport: Athens-Ellinikon International Airport…Greece
“Narrative: The Globemaster flew into mountain which was covered with snow.”

Newspaper

Jan 22, AP: “Athens, Greece (AP) – A U.S. Air Force plane with 10 persons aboard crashed near Kalavrita in the northern Peloponnesus early today, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said. All aboard were believed to have perished, the spokesman said. The plane, a C124 Globemaster, was en route from Aviano Air Base, in northeast Italy, to Athens when it crashed 160 miles southwest of the Greek capital.

“The plane belonged to the 1507th Air Transport Wing based at Dover, Del., the spokesman said. He reported that authorities at Kalavrita sent Greek army units to the scene but there were no reports of survivors. A team of U.S. Air Force personnel left Athens for Kalavrita.” (Associated Press. “U.S. Plane Crashes in Greece; 10 Dead.” Mt. Vernon Register-News, IL. 1-22-1965, p. 1.)

Jan 23, Reuters: “Reuters News Agency
“Athens, Greece – A rescue team Friday night found the charred bodies of 10 persons near the wreckage of a United States military transport plane that crashed into the top of Mount Helmos, 100 miles west of here, early Friday morning. Reports from Patras, in southern Greece, said most of the men on the plane, a C124 Globemaster, were believed burned beyond recognition and that only parts of their bodies were found scattered among the debris. The Globemaster was heading for Athens with a shipment of mail. None of the victims was from the Intermountain Region.” (Reuters. “Search Finds 10 Dead at Crash Scene.” Salt Lake Tribune, UT. 1-23-1965, p. 1.)

Sources

Associated Press. “U.S. Plane Crashes in Greece; 10 Dead.” Mt. Vernon Register-News, IL. 1-22-1965, p. 1. Accessed 7-13-2023 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/mt-vernon-register-news-jan-22-1965-p-1/

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database. USAF C-124C Globemaster II crash, Mount Helmos, Greece, 22 Jan 1965. Accessed 7-13-2023 at:
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19650122-1

Reuters. “Search Finds 10 Dead at Crash Scene.” Salt Lake Tribune, UT. 1-23-1965, p. 1. Accessed 7-13-2023 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/salt-lake-tribune-jan-23-1965-p-1/