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A Douglas C-47 transport aircraft was destroyed when it crashed after striking trees on final approach to Lawrenceville-George Field, IL. All three crew members were killed in the accident. The airplane was one of three that were returning from a night time formation-training mission.
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| Date: | samedi 16 décembre 1944 |
| Heure: | 01:35 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 41-18393 |
| Numéro de série: | 4431 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1942 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / Ã bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / Ã bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Lawrenceville-George AAF, IL (LWV) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 131 m (430 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Lawrenceville-George AAF, IL (LWV/KLWV), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Lawrenceville-George AAF, IL (LWV/KLWV), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
A Douglas C-47 transport aircraft was destroyed when it crashed after striking trees on final approach to Lawrenceville-George Field, IL. All three crew members were killed in the accident. The airplane was one of three that were returning from a night time formation-training mission.
Sources:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. MirelesPhotos
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