ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47D 45-879 Akranes
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Date:Monday 21 November 1955
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47D
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 45-879
MSN: 34138/16882
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Akranes (   Iceland)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Hit high ground.

Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» Diário de Lisboa 23 November 1955, p9


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