Narrative:
Crashed, killing all five on board.
» El Litoral, 26-8-1946
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 22 August 1946 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-16276 |
| MSN: | 20742 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) W of Garmisch-Partenkirchen ( Germany)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Paris (unknown airport), France |
| Erding Air Base (ETSE), Germany |
Crashed, killing all five on board.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» El Litoral, 26-8-1946
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