Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 12 MEI 1945 |
| Tijd: | ca 00:00 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-1-DL |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 43-16383 |
| Constructienummer: | 20849 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 5,6 km (3.5 mijl) SSW of Cordelia, CA (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA (MCC/KMCC), Verenigde Staten |
| San Rafael-Hamilton Field, CA (SRF), Verenigde Staten |
A Douglas C-47 transport plane was destroyed when it collided with a ridge in about 18 minutes after takeoff from McClellan Field. The airplane boke up and all three aboard were killed.
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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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.
