Narrative:
Crashed during takeoff from Gibraltar. The aircraft was overloaded.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 11 November 1942 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-7856 |
| MSN: | 4355 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Gibraltar-North Front RAF Station (GIB) ( Gibraltar)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gibraltar-North Front RAF Station (GIB/LXGB), Gibraltar |
| ? |
Crashed during takeoff from Gibraltar. The aircraft was overloaded.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. GradidgePhotos
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