Narrative:
Three Douglas C-47 transport planes crashed following a mid-air collision near Gaudo, Italy.
The aircraft involved were 41-18446 (1 killed); 42-23527 (5 killed); and 42-92992 (2 killed).
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 14 May 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-23527 |
| MSN: | 9389 |
| 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: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Gaudo ( Italy)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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Three Douglas C-47 transport planes crashed following a mid-air collision near Gaudo, Italy.
The aircraft involved were 41-18446 (1 killed); 42-23527 (5 killed); and 42-92992 (2 killed).
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