Status: | |
Datum: | Montag 1 Mai 1944 |
Zeit: | 08:40 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-60-DL (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Kennzeichen: | 42-24376 |
Werknummer: | 10238 |
Baujahr: | 1943 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 40 km (25 Meilen) SW of Palel ( Indien)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | ? |
Flug nach: | ? |
Unfallbericht:A formation of eight C-47 transport planes was attacked by Japanese Nakajima Ki-43-I Oscar fighters. The aircraft were flying at 1000 feet. C-47 42-24376 was hit in the tail, severing some control cables. A fire erupted in some empty gasoline drums in the cargo hold. The pilot carried out a forced landing. The airplane bounced off a small knoll and crashed into a swamp.
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C-47/R4D Skytrain Units of the Pacific and CBI / By David Isby
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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.