Narrative:
The ski-equipped LC-47J on its rollout on the skiway, when one of its skis struck a large bit unobserved sastrugi, struck its propeller, tearing off the port engine and twisting its fuselage.
» Chicago Tribune January 15, 1965
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 11 January 1965 |
| Type: |  Douglas LC-47J |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 50778 |
| MSN: | 26383/14938 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Shackleton Glacier ( Antarctica)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica |
The ski-equipped LC-47J on its rollout on the skiway, when one of its skis struck a large bit unobserved sastrugi, struck its propeller, tearing off the port engine and twisting its fuselage.
Sources:
» A history of the famous vx-6 squadron's aviators. The men who flew the frozen continent and the polar ice cap 1955-1999 / By Noel Gillespie» Chicago Tribune January 15, 1965
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