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Datum: | Freitag 26 Januar 1945 |
Zeit: | 15:06 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Kennzeichen: | 41-38636 |
Werknummer: | 4739 |
Baujahr: | 1942 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Birmingham Army Air Base, AL (BHM) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Birmingham Army Air Base, AL (BHM/KBHM), USA |
Flug nach: | Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX (LBB/KLBB), USA |
Unfallbericht:A Douglas C-47 transport aircraft was destroyed in a takeoff accident at Birmingham AAB, killing all four on board. The airplane had left Laurinburg-Maxton AAF on a ferry flight, towing two Waco CG-4A gliders. While over Birmingham, the pilot requested to land the two gliders downwind on the takeoff runway. He was advised to use the longer NE-SW runway, but the pilot decided to use the N-S runway. The gliders landed without problems but the C-47 stalled when attempting to take off. It crashed and burst into flames.
Informationsquelle:
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Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
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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 Birmingham Army Air Base, AL to Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX as the crow flies is 1385 km (866 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.