ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338548
| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 1945 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6461 |
| MSN: | 4913 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,6 km NE of Vitra -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saint-Dizier Advanced Landing Ground A-64 (LFSI) |
| Grove USAAF Station AAF-519 |
The aircraft crashed during a forced landing following a no.2 engine fire. The aircraft had departed Saint-Dizier at 16:45.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
francecrashes39-45.net
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