Accident Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet 45-57801,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335738
 

Date:Tuesday 13 November 1951
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 45-57801
MSN: 10171
Fatalities:Fatalities: 36 / Occupants: 36
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:32 km SW of Clermont-Ferrand -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF/EDAF)
Destination airport:Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD/LFBD)
Narrative:
The C-82 Packet flew into the side of the Mt.Dore in poor weather. The pilot had received weather and winds for 8,000 feet but flew the flight at 6,000 feet
and then failed to account for wind drift during the flight which put the flight off track.

Sources:

Fairchild C-82 Packet website / Simon Beck

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