ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339549
| Date: | Friday 8 September 1944 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93278 |
| MSN: | 13172 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6 km SW of Exeter USAAF Station AAF-463 (EXT) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brussel/Evere Advanced Landing Ground B-56 |
| Exeter USAAF Station AAF-463 (EXT/EGTE) |
The aircraft hit the ground when turning to base leg for an approach to Exeter USAAF Station, U.K.
The cause of the accident was a 'misjudgement of altitude' and pilot fatigue causing the plane's airspeed to slow to an almost stall.
Sources:
usaafdata.com
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
sidmouthherald.co.uk
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