ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340221
| Date: | Saturday 11 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100877 |
| MSN: | 19340 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Axford, Ramsbury -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a routing glider tow training mission near Ramsbury, a Horsa glider (LG891) became detached from its tow plane and landed in a large ploughed field just north of the small village of Axford. A Douglas C-47A transport plane, 42-100877, flew to the field in order to retrieve the glider.
Takeoff was attempted with a 17 knots tailwind. Although the C-47 became airborne, it was not able to clear an electric power line. The plane then stalled before pitching into the ground, coming to a rest in the River Kennet.
The glider pilot cut loose and landed safely in another field.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Aviation Archaeology - local crash sites
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