Status: | |
Datum: | zaterdag 25 maart 1944 |
Type: |  Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registratie: | 41-37274 |
Constructienummer: | 3064 |
Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | van Azores ( Atlantische Oceaan)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | ? |
Beschrijving:The C-54 departed the Azores bound for the U.K. En route the aircraft passed overhead a convoy at 5,000 feet on top of broken cloud with visibility 20 miles. A Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Striker mis-identified the transport for a German Focke Wulf FW-200 and shot it down killing all on board.
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