Accident Douglas C-50B (DC-3-397) 41-7705,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341729
 

Date:Thursday 24 July 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-50B (DC-3-397)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-7705
MSN: 4111
Year of manufacture:1941
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Dayton-Wright Patterson AAF, OH (FFO) -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Dayton-Wright Patterson AAF, OH (FFO/KFFO)
Narrative:
An engine caught fire in flight and fell from the plane just before landing. A crash-landing was carried out.

Sources:

The Bluffton News 31 July 1941, p6
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher

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