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Datum: | Dienstag 30 November 1943 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Kennzeichen: | 42-24030 |
Werknummer: | 9892 |
Baujahr: | 1943 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
Opfer des Zusammenstoßes: | Todesopfer: 4 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 3,2 km (2 Meilen) SSW of Membury USAAF Station 466 ( Großbritannien)
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Flugphase: | Manövrieren (MNV) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Welford RAF Station, Großbritannien |
Flug nach: | Welford RAF Station, Großbritannien |
Unfallbericht: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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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.