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Switzerland Misfortune Plane Guggi Glacier, 1952 (b/w photo)

Switzerland Misfortune Plane Guggi Glacier, 1952 (b/w photo)
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Image title
Switzerland Misfortune Plane Guggi Glacier, 1952 (b/w photo)
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Photographer
Stringer (STR)
Medium
photograph
Date
1952 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

The crash of a C-47 Dakota military aircraft of the US Air Force on 7 March 1952 on the Guggig Glacier in the Jungfrau region of the Bernese Oberland claimed eight lives. A major alpine rescue operation follows. Helpers of the rescue team search for victims on March 9th at the crash site on the glacier with the help of poles.

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Photopress Archiv/Keystone / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
accident / plane / aircraft / transport / Switzerland / Europe / crash / tarpaulin / rescue / glacier / Revelling / dakota / military plane / Douglas / dc3 / dc-3 / corpse / helper / shovel / dig / AVALANCHE POLES / guggi glacier / plane crash / crash site / plane / victim

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