Narrative:
The C-47 transport plane went missing during a cargo flight from France to England. It likely crashed in the English Channel. Weather conditions reported en route included low clouds and rain.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 23 November 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-23332 |
| MSN: | 9194 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off England [English Channel] ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Villacoublay Advanced Landing Ground A-42 (LFPV), France |
| Barkston Heath RAF Station (EGYE), United Kingdom |
The C-47 transport plane went missing during a cargo flight from France to England. It likely crashed in the English Channel. Weather conditions reported en route included low clouds and rain.
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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 Villacoublay Advanced Landing Ground A-42 to Barkston Heath RAF Station as the crow flies is 501 km (313 miles).
Distance from Villacoublay Advanced Landing Ground A-42 to Barkston Heath RAF Station as the crow flies is 501 km (313 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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