Narrative:
Two C-47A Douglas aircraft were transporting wounded U.S. soldiers back home. Visibility was poor and 42-93038 was flying at low altitude so the following plane could keep it in sight. As the Dakota approached the Mull of Galloway, the pilot tried to gain altitude to clear the cliffs. The airplane did not make it and collided with a cliff rising to more than 400 ft (120 m) just below the crest.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 27 July 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93038 |
| MSN: | 12905 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Port Logan ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG), United Kingdom |
| Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK), United Kingdom |
Two C-47A Douglas aircraft were transporting wounded U.S. soldiers back home. Visibility was poor and 42-93038 was flying at low altitude so the following plane could keep it in sight. As the Dakota approached the Mull of Galloway, the pilot tried to gain altitude to clear the cliffs. The airplane did not make it and collided with a cliff rising to more than 400 ft (120 m) just below the crest.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Filton Airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport as the crow flies is 459 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Filton Airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport as the crow flies is 459 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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