Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 19 NOV 1946 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 42-68846 |
| Numéro de série: | 11773 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 19 km (11.9 milles) E of Interlaken (Suiza)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | München-Riem Airport (MUC/EDDM), Alemania |
| Istres-Le Tubé Airport (LFMI), Francia |
The C-53 transport plane crash-landed at the 8000 feet-level of the Gauli Glacier. The survivors had to stay on the glacier for five nights before they were rescued.
Fuentes:
» Die drei Finder behalten den Fundort geheim (Der Bund, 6-8-2012)
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Spokane Daily Chronicle - Nov 23, 1946
» Journal de Geneve (Nov. 20, 1946)
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Map
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 München-Riem Airport to Istres-Le Tubé Airport as the crow flies is 728 km (455 miles).
Distance from München-Riem Airport to Istres-Le Tubé Airport as the crow flies is 728 km (455 miles).
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.
