Beschrijving:
The C-54A transport plane was not able to land at the destination of RAF St. Mawgan due to poor weather and an inoperative radio compass.
The pilot decided to divert to RAF Exeter. Then the navigator and checkpilot realised they had used the wrong barometric pressure setting for the altimeter, causing the airplane to be too low. The airplane then impacted a hillside and caught fire.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | woensdag 18 oktober 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 42-72249 |
| Constructienummer: | 10354 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 9 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Langstone Downs, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall ( Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal |
| Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station (NQY/EGDG), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
The C-54A transport plane was not able to land at the destination of RAF St. Mawgan due to poor weather and an inoperative radio compass.
The pilot decided to divert to RAF Exeter. Then the navigator and checkpilot realised they had used the wrong barometric pressure setting for the altimeter, causing the airplane to be too low. The airplane then impacted a hillside and caught fire.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores en Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station bedraagt 2150 km (1344 miles).
De afstand tussen Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores en Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station bedraagt 2150 km (1344 miles).
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