Narrative:
Crashed in Cathedral Valley, near Mount Pavlof.
» Ellensburg Daily Record - Mar 20, 1945
» The Niagara Falls Gazette - Mar 27, 1945
accident date: 18-03-1945
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-23867
accident date: 18-03-1945
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-23867
accident date: 18-03-1945
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-23867
accident date: 18-03-1945
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-23867
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 18 March 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-23867 |
| MSN: | 9729 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 51 km (31.9 mls) NE of Cold Bay-Fort Randall, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), United States of America |
| Adak-Davis Army Airfield, AK (ADK/PADK), United States of America |
Crashed in Cathedral Valley, near Mount Pavlof.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Ellensburg Daily Record - Mar 20, 1945
» The Niagara Falls Gazette - Mar 27, 1945
Photos
accident date: 18-03-1945
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-23867
accident date: 18-03-1945
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-23867
accident date: 18-03-1945
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-23867
accident date: 18-03-1945
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-23867
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 Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Adak-Davis Army Airfield, AK as the crow flies is 1911 km (1194 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Adak-Davis Army Airfield, AK as the crow flies is 1911 km (1194 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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