Narrative:
Missing in service en route Maiduguri, Nigeria to Geneina, Sudan.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 18 August 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-38584 |
| MSN: | 4533 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Maiduguri and Geneina. ( Nigeria)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Maiduguri Airport (MIU/DNMA), Nigeria |
| Geneina Airport (EGN/HSCN), Sudan |
Missing in service en route Maiduguri, Nigeria to Geneina, Sudan.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)Photos
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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 Maiduguri Airport to Geneina Airport as the crow flies is 1027 km (642 miles).
Distance from Maiduguri Airport to Geneina Airport as the crow flies is 1027 km (642 miles).
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