| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 28 NOV 1947 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-47B-6-DK |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 43-48736 |
| Numéro de série: | 14552/25997 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 20 / Ocupantes: 20 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Trappa (Italia)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Pisa Airport (PSA/LIRP), Italia |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF/EDAF), Alemania |
Descripción:Crashed in the Italian Alps. The airplane was 30 miles off course. The wreckage was discovered eight months later.
Fuentes:
» U. S. Air Transport Missing In Europe with 21 Aboard (Valley Morning Star, 1947-11-30)
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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 Pisa Airport to Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB as the crow flies is 714 km (446 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.