Last updated: 18 April 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 1 November 1945 |
| Time: | ca 15:30 BST |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93041 |
| C/n / msn: | 12909 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 26 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 30 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Herrenalb ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bovingdon RAF Station, United Kingdom |
| Schleißheim Airfield (EDNX), Germany |
The aircraft flew into the side of a mountain. The pilot was climbing through an overcast and struck the mountain.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Bayerische Flugzeug-Historiker e.V.» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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 Bovingdon RAF Station to Schleißheim Airfield as the crow flies is 940 km (588 miles).
Distance from Bovingdon RAF Station to Schleißheim Airfield as the crow flies is 940 km (588 miles).
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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- 2169th loss
- 648th fatal accident
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- 90th worst accident (currently)
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