Narrative:
The XC-97 came down in a wheat stubble field and burst into flames.
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
accident date: 22-05-1947
type: Boeing XC-97
registration: 43-27472
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 22 May 1947 |
| Type: |  Boeing XC-97 |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-27472 |
| MSN: | 8483 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) E of Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB, OH (FFO) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB, OH (FFO/KFFO), United States of America |
The XC-97 came down in a wheat stubble field and burst into flames.
Sources:
» Prescott Evening Courier - May 22, 1947» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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accident date: 22-05-1947
type: Boeing XC-97
registration: 43-27472
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.
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