Détails:
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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| Statuts: | |
| Date: | dimanche 26 novembre 1944 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 42-93754 |
| Numéro de série: | 13701 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Leith Hill ( Royaume Uni)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Villeneuve-Advanced Landing Ground A-63, France |
| Chalgrove Airport (EGLJ), Royaume Uni |
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.
Sources:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Villeneuve-Advanced Landing Ground A-63 et Chalgrove Airport est de 471 km (294 miles).
La distance entre Villeneuve-Advanced Landing Ground A-63 et Chalgrove Airport est de 471 km (294 miles).
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