Status: | |
Date: | Friday 28 April 1944 |
Type: | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 41-19473 |
MSN: | 6116 |
First flight: | 1942 |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Lacedonia ( Italy)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Crashed. At least one fatality.
Conflicting sources say the aircraft crashed near Lacedonia, Italy, or ditched in Adriatic Sea after mission over Yugoslavia.
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accident date:
28-04-1944type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
registration: 41-19473
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.