Status: | |
Datum: | Freitag 14 Januar 1944 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Kennzeichen: | 42-100679 |
Werknummer: | 19142 |
Baujahr: | 1943 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: 5 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: 5 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | between Florida and Puerto Rico ( Atlantischer Ozean)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | West Palm Beach-Morrison AAF, FL (PBI/KPBI), USA |
Flug nach: | Borinquen AAF (BQN/TJBQ), |
Unfallbericht:Ditched. At least one fatality.
The airplane operated on a delivery flight to Algiers, Algeria.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from West Palm Beach-Morrison AAF, FL to Borinquen AAF as the crow flies is 1601 km (1001 miles).
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.