Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 27 JUI 1944 |
| Hora: | ca 16:00 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-47A-20-DK |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 42-93038 |
| Numéro de série: | 12905 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 17 / Ocupantes: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 22 / Ocupantes: 22 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Port Logan (Reino Unido)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG), Reino Unido |
| Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK), Reino Unido |
Two C-47A Dakotas were transporting wounded U.S. soldiers back home. Visibility was poor and Dakota 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.
Fuentes:
» 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).
Distance from Filton Airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport as the crow flies is 459 km (287 miles).
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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Douglas DC-3
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- ca 13.000 built
- 11th worst accident (a la hora)
- 154th worst accident (actualmente)
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