ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338164
| Date: | Sunday 6 May 1945 |
| Time: | 13:02 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53D Skytrooper (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-68695 |
| MSN: | 11622 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jarny -
 France
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Doncourt-lès-Conflans Advanced Landing Ground A-94 |
The aircraft stalled and crashed when the pilot made a tight turn at low altitude shortly after takeoff.
Sources:
usaafdata.com
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
francecrashes39-45.net
Location
Images:
photo (c) SDASM Archives; Jarny; 06 May 1945
photo (c) SDASM Archives; Jarny; 06 May 1945
photo (c) SDASM Archives; Jarny; 06 May 1945
photo (c) SDASM Archives; Jarny; 06 May 1945
photo (c) SDASM Archives; Jarny; 06 May 1945
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