Narrative:
Two Douglas C-47A transport aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision over Rance, Belgium. One aircraft (43-15131; msn 19597) crashed, killing six.
The other aircraft, 43-15122 (msn 19588), landed safely.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 30 November 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-15122 |
| MSN: | 19588 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Rance ( Belgium)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Asch Advanced Landing Ground Y-29 (EBSL), Belgium |
| Laon-Couvron Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground A-70), France |
Two Douglas C-47A transport aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision over Rance, Belgium. One aircraft (43-15131; msn 19597) crashed, killing six.
The other aircraft, 43-15122 (msn 19588), landed safely.
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Map
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 Asch Advanced Landing Ground Y-29 to Laon-Couvron Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground A-70) as the crow flies is 204 km (128 miles).
Distance from Asch Advanced Landing Ground Y-29 to Laon-Couvron Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground A-70) as the crow flies is 204 km (128 miles).
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