Mid-air collision Accident Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3) 42-23367,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341045
 

Date:Friday 16 April 1943
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-23367
MSN: 9229
Year of manufacture:1943
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Sedalia Army Air Field, MO (SZL) -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
Two Douglas C-47 transport planes collided in mid-air near Sedalia Army Air Field, MO. One aircraft (41-18383, c/n 4421) crashed, killing at least one occupant.
The other aircraft (42-23367, c/n 9229) was damaged beyond repair without fatalities.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge

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