1952 Bermuda air crash

Aviation incident July 2014 April 2026 1952 Bermuda air crash Accident ILA 20000007.JPG A Douglas DC-4 similar to the accident aircraft 6 December 1952 Lost control and crashed after takeoff; cause undetermined Bermuda Douglas DC-4 Cubana de Aviación CU-T397 Kindley Air Force Base now L.F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda José Martí International Airport, Cuba 42 34 8 4 38 4 The 1952 Bermuda air crash occurred on 6 December 1952, when a Douglas DC-4, registered CU-T397 and operated by Cubana de Aviación, flying from Madrid to Havana,http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19521206-1 ASN Aircraft Accident: Douglas DC-4 CU-T397 Bermuda-Kindley Field (BDA) 16 April 2011 Air Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation 13 November 2011 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean following a refuelling stop at Kindley Air Force Base in Bermuda. The crash killed 37 of the 42 occupants of the aircraft. The cause of the crash was never determined, and it is the worst aviation accident in the history of Bermuda. Accident The aircraft, a Douglas DC-4 named "Star of the East", was en route from Madrid to Bermuda with scheduled stops at Santa Maria Airport in Vila do Porto in the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores, and Kindley Field, near Castle Harbour, Bermuda. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1015458713 Newspapers.com The Harlan Daily Enterprise Harlan, Kentucky Associated Press 1 7 December 1952 Airliner Crashes With 42 Aboard It was operated by Cubana de Aviación, a subsidiary of Pan American World Airways. It arrived at Kindley field at 3:30 am, and after refuelling, it departed at 4:45 am with 34 passengers and a crew of eight. About a minute after taking off, an explosion occurred, and the plane crashed into the sea. It remained afloat for some time after it crashed, which allowed the rescue of seven survivors. https://www.newspapers.com/image/733953836 Newspapers.com 38 Lost As Airliner Hits Sea The News Tribune Tacoma, Washington Associated Press 1 8 December 1952 Three of the survivors died shortly after being rescued. https://bernews.com/2010/04/37-dead-bermudas-greatest-aviation-disaster/ History: Bermuda's Greatest Aviation Disaster 25 April 2010 9 April 2025 Bernews The accident killed 38 passengers and crew; three passengers and a crew-member survived the crash. Bermuda's Director of Civil Aviation, E. M. Ware, said at the time that the take-off apparently had been normal. It is believed no message came from the plane before it plunged into the sea, probably while still pushing the engines hard to gain altitude. Four survivors were taken to the Kindley base hospital. The cause of the accident was never determined. It remains the worst aviation accident in Bermudian history. References 32.4011 -64.6119 region:BM dms title Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1952 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-4 Category:Cubana de Aviación accidents and incidents Category:1952 in Bermuda Category:December 1952 in North America