Status: | |
Datum: | Dienstag 13 März 1945 |
Zeit: | 17:00 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Kennzeichen: | 42-6461 |
Werknummer: | 4913 |
Baujahr: | 1942 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 6 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 6 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 1,6 km (1 Meilen) NE of Vitra ( Frankreich)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Saint-Dizier Advanced Landing Ground A-64 (LFSI), Frankreich |
Flug nach: | Grove USAAF Station AAF-519, Großbritannien |
Unfallbericht:The aircraft crashed during a forced landing following a no.2 engine fire. The aircraft had departed Saint-Dizier at 16:45.
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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 Saint-Dizier Advanced Landing Ground A-64 to Grove USAAF Station AAF-519 as the crow flies is 555 km (347 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.