
Détails:
On landing at Zürich-Dübendorf Airport the right main landing gear folded up and engine No. 4 caught fire as a result of the propeller tips hitting the runway. The pilot attempted unsuccessfully to take off again but insufficient altitude was gained and the aircraft crashed and burned at 15:00 hrs in woods 550 meters NW of hanger No. 2.
» Report of burial of Capt. Thomas Elwyn Smith (co-pilot) from the Office of the Military Air Attache to Chief, Military Intelligence Service. War Department, Washington D. C.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | samedi 18 août 1945 |
| Heure: | 15:00 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 44-39213 |
| Numéro de série: | 15 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / Ã bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 4 / Ã bord: 6 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 0,55 km (0.3 milles) NW of Zürich-Dübendorf Airport ( Suisse)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | ? |
| Zürich-Dübendorf Airport, Suisse |
On landing at Zürich-Dübendorf Airport the right main landing gear folded up and engine No. 4 caught fire as a result of the propeller tips hitting the runway. The pilot attempted unsuccessfully to take off again but insufficient altitude was gained and the aircraft crashed and burned at 15:00 hrs in woods 550 meters NW of hanger No. 2.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Report of burial of Capt. Thomas Elwyn Smith (co-pilot) from the Office of the Military Air Attache to Chief, Military Intelligence Service. War Department, Washington D. C.
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