Narrative:
Crashed. Two crew members bailed out safely; the pilot was found dead in the wreckage.
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 23 January 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-48936 |
| MSN: | 26197/14752 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 10,4 km (6.5 mls) N of Seattle/Sand Point NAS, WA ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Great Falls International Airport, MT (GTF/KGTF), United States of America |
| Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), United States of America |
Crashed. Two crew members bailed out safely; the pilot was found dead in the wreckage.
Sources:
» The Evening Independent 24 January 1947, p1» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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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 Great Falls International Airport, MT to Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA as the crow flies is 831 km (520 miles).
Distance from Great Falls International Airport, MT to Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA as the crow flies is 831 km (520 miles).
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