Narrative:
Two Douglas C-47A transport planes from the 71st Sq. of the 434th Troop Carrier Group, 42-24028 (msn 9890) and 42-24030 (msn 9892), were destroyed in an accident near Membury USAAF Station, in Wiltshire, England, following a mid-air collision.
The aircraft were operating on a routine formation training mission out of Welford.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 30 November 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24030 |
| MSN: | 9892 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3,2 km (2 mls) SSW of Membury USAAF Station 466 ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Welford RAF Station, United Kingdom |
| Welford RAF Station, United Kingdom |
Two Douglas C-47A transport planes from the 71st Sq. of the 434th Troop Carrier Group, 42-24028 (msn 9890) and 42-24030 (msn 9892), were destroyed in an accident near Membury USAAF Station, in Wiltshire, England, following a mid-air collision.
The aircraft were operating on a routine formation training mission out of Welford.
Sources:
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