Crash of military plane C 47. USAF Douglas C-47A 43-16044 struck a mountain in the Maritime Alps (Mont Carbone, Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée ) on the France/Italy border due to a navigation error, killing all 20 on board.

The wreckage of a USAF Douglas C-47A lies scattered across the steep, rocky terrain of Mont Carbone in the Maritime Alps. The military transport plane struck the mountain near the France-Italy border following a navigation error, killing all 20 people on board. Amidst the debris, the tail fin remains visible, marked with the number "31604". The fuselage is torn apart, its internal structure exposed, while distant figures conduct a recovery operation on the desolate, high-altitude landscape.

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