Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 26 JAN 1945 |
| Tijd: | 15:06 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47-DL |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 41-38636 |
| Constructienummer: | 4739 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Birmingham AAF, AL (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Start (TOF) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC (MXE/KMEB), Verenigde Staten |
| Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX (LBB/KLBB), Verenigde Staten |
A Douglas C-47 transport aircraft was destroyed in a takeoff accident at Birmingham AAF, 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.
Bronnen:
» 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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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 Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC en Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX bedraagt 2051 km (1282 miles).
De afstand tussen Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC en Lubbock-South Plains AAF, TX bedraagt 2051 km (1282 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.
