Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 22 MAI 1968 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas VC-54G |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 45-0585 |
| Werknummer: | 36038 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 1 km (0.6 Meilen) von Bedford-Hanscom AFB, MA (BED) (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Camp Springs-Andrews AFB, MD (ADW/KADW), USA |
| Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA (BED/KBED), USA |
The C-54 crashed short of the runway, skidded into woods and caught fire. Officials at Hanscom AFB reported that three persons were on board while sources at Andrews reported that a fourth person was also on board.
Informationsquelle:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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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 Camp Springs-Andrews AFB, MD to Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA as the crow flies is 618 km (386 miles).
Distance from Camp Springs-Andrews AFB, MD to Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA as the crow flies is 618 km (386 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.
