Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff. The airplane reached an altitude of about 25 meters before it went down.
» El Tiempo - 4 Jun 1945
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 3 June 1945 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-16148 |
| MSN: | 20614 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bogotá-Techo Airport ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Techo Airport, Colombia |
| Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC/MPMG), Panama |
Crashed on takeoff. The airplane reached an altitude of about 25 meters before it went down.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» El Tiempo - 4 Jun 1945
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bogotá-Techo Airport to Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport as the crow flies is 764 km (478 miles).
Distance from Bogotá-Techo Airport to Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport as the crow flies is 764 km (478 miles).
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