Last updated: 18 January 2021
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 25 diciembre 1944 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 42-32873 |
| Numéro de série: | 9099 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Chilbolton ( Reino Unido)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Chilbolton RAF Station, Reino Unido |
| Laon-Couvron Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground A-70), Francia |
The pilot of the C-47 transport plane was unable to regain control of the aircraft which had been caught in prop wash of the plane ahead. Frost on the wings likely contributed.
Fuentes:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» airbornetroopcarrier.com
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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 Chilbolton RAF Station to Laon-Couvron Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground A-70) as the crow flies is 389 km (243 miles).
Distance from Chilbolton RAF Station to Laon-Couvron Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground A-70) as the crow flies is 389 km (243 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
