Narrative:
Crashed in the Ethiopian wilderness.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 20 March 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93804 |
| MSN: | 13756 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 40 km (25 mls) SSW of Dessie ( Ethiopia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Asmara International Airport (ASM/HAAY), Eritrea |
| Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia |
Crashed in the Ethiopian wilderness.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)Photos
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 Asmara International Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (436 miles).
Distance from Asmara International Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (436 miles).
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