Status: | |
Datum: | Samstag 11 November 1944 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Kennzeichen: | 43-48473 |
Werknummer: | 25734/14289 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | nahe Llyn Dulyn ( Großbritannien)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), Frankreich |
Flug nach: | Burtonwood Airport (BUT/EGOB), Großbritannien |
Unfallbericht:Bad weather at the destination Burtonwood forced the crew to divert to Valley. The C-47 flew into a cliff. The wreckage was found on November 22.
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Map
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 Paris-Le Bourget Airport to Burtonwood Airport as the crow flies is 602 km (376 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.