Narrative:
Crashed at night after engine fire.
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Oakland Tribune January 5,1949
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 January 1949 |
| Time: | 18:35 |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-48405 |
| MSN: | 25666/14221 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) SE of Weimar, CA ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF), United States of America |
| Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA (MCC/KMCC), United States of America |
Crashed at night after engine fire.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 6 January 1949, p8» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Oakland Tribune January 5,1949
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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 Ogden-Hill AFB, UT to Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA as the crow flies is 843 km (527 miles).
Distance from Ogden-Hill AFB, UT to Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA as the crow flies is 843 km (527 miles).
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