Narrative:
The aircraft crashed after a midair collision with a Brazilian Air Force Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (419659). The pilot was blinded by the sun during an air to air photography flight.
At least three crew members of the C-47 were killed in the accident.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 16 November 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24213 |
| MSN: | 10075 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tarquinia ( Italy)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft crashed after a midair collision with a Brazilian Air Force Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (419659). The pilot was blinded by the sun during an air to air photography flight.
At least three crew members of the C-47 were killed in the accident.
Sources:
» Folha da Manhã 5 December 1944, p3» 22 de abril, Dia da Aviação de Caça (aereo.jor.br)
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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