ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338551
Date: | Monday 12 March 1945 |
Time: | 12:35 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-100455 |
MSN: | 18918 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Tanauan Airfield -
Philippines
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Tanauan Airfield |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The Douglas C-47A transport plane took off at 12:33 from Tanauan Airfield, Philippines on a mission to deliver supplies to guerrilla forces including fuel, radio equipment and rations.
Weather was broken cumulus, base 2,000' - 7,000' visibility of 12 miles, improving. After takeoff there was no further communication and when it failed to return, was declared missing. The C-47 had crashed within 10-12 minutes after takeoff in the jungle but was only located in May 1989.
Sources:
MACR 14323
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