Descripción:
A four aircraft formation of USAAF Douglas C-47's left Villeneuve-Advanced Landing Ground A-63 in France at about 16:40 and proceeded via La Treport and Beachy Head in order to return to their base at Chalgrove in Oxfordshire. The aircraft were flying in a 3 ship V formation with the fourth aircraft completing the diamond in echelon to the left of the No. 2 aircraft (43-47975).
Low clouds forced the formation to descend from 1500 ft to 1200 ft after crossing the English coast. The aircraft then descended another 200 feet until three of the aircraft (42-92837 [msn 12682], 42-93754 [msn 13701] and 43-47975 [msn 13791/25236]) impacted Leith Hill.
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| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 26 noviembre 1944 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 42-93754 |
| Numéro de série: | 13701 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Leith Hill ( Reino Unido)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Villeneuve-Advanced Landing Ground A-63, Francia |
| Chalgrove Airport (EGLJ), Reino Unido |
A four aircraft formation of USAAF Douglas C-47's left Villeneuve-Advanced Landing Ground A-63 in France at about 16:40 and proceeded via La Treport and Beachy Head in order to return to their base at Chalgrove in Oxfordshire. The aircraft were flying in a 3 ship V formation with the fourth aircraft completing the diamond in echelon to the left of the No. 2 aircraft (43-47975).
Low clouds forced the formation to descend from 1500 ft to 1200 ft after crossing the English coast. The aircraft then descended another 200 feet until three of the aircraft (42-92837 [msn 12682], 42-93754 [msn 13701] and 43-47975 [msn 13791/25236]) impacted Leith Hill.
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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 Villeneuve-Advanced Landing Ground A-63 to Chalgrove Airport as the crow flies is 471 km (294 miles).
Distance from Villeneuve-Advanced Landing Ground A-63 to Chalgrove Airport as the crow flies is 471 km (294 miles).
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