Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
Status:
Date:22 SEP 1943
Type:Douglas C-53-DO
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-6471
C/n / msn: 4923
First flight: 1942
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants:
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:1,2 km (0.8 mls) N of Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) (India)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed after takeoff.

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)

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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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