Unfallbericht:
A 8/10 cloud coverage at 600 feet caused the pilot to fly very low. The C-46 entered a valley where it struck a radar tower on top of Gibbets Hill. The airplane lost its right wing and crashed.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Sonntag 6 Mai 1945 |
| Zeit: | 12:54 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 44-77839 |
| Werknummer: | 33235 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 25 / Insassen: 25 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 30 / Insassen: 30 |
| Opfer am Boden: | Todesopfer: 1 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Hindhead ( Großbritannien)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | ? |
| Newbury-Greenham Common RAF Station (EWY/EGVI), Großbritannien |
A 8/10 cloud coverage at 600 feet caused the pilot to fly very low. The C-46 entered a valley where it struck a radar tower on top of Gibbets Hill. The airplane lost its right wing and crashed.
Informationsquelle:
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999Fotos
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.
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