Narrative:
Crashed into sea after transmitting an emergency message.
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 May 1945 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-28-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-76406 |
| MSN: | 32738/15990 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Drewin ( Cote d'Ivoire)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA), Ghana |
| Monrovia-Roberts International Airport (ROB/GLRB), Liberia |
Crashed into sea after transmitting an emergency message.
Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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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 Accra-Kotoka Airport to Monrovia-Roberts International Airport as the crow flies is 1124 km (703 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Accra-Kotoka Airport to Monrovia-Roberts International Airport as the crow flies is 1124 km (703 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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Douglas DC-3
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