Date: | Saturday 10 July 1943 |
Time: | 16:30 |
Type: | Douglas C-53D Skytrooper (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-68785 |
MSN: | 11712 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 30 km W of Hemingford, NE -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
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Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Six transport planes were flying in a V-formation near Hemingford, NE. They were attempting to cross over to a right echelon formation when a midair collision occurred. C-47A 42-23786 (msn 9648) crossed over and descended on top of C-53D 42-68785 (msn 11712). The C-47 struck the C-53 in the port wing with its starboard wing. The C-53 crashed in flames, killing all four aboard. The C-47 lost part of its wing and crashed out of control, also killing all four aboard.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR) Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles
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