Flugunfall 26 JAN 1945 einer Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) 41-38636 - Birmingham Army Air Base, AL (BHM)
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Datum:Freitag 26 Januar 1945
Zeit:15:06
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
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:
» 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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Distance from Birmingham Army Air Base, AL to Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX as the crow flies is 1385 km (866 miles).

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