Narrative:
Missing off African coast.
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 December 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-11-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-49262 |
| MSN: | 26523/15078 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Unknown country)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Monrovia-Roberts International Airport (ROB/GLRB), Liberia |
| Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA), Ghana |
Missing off African coast.
Sources:
» San Bernardino Sun 20 February 1946, p6» 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 Monrovia-Roberts International Airport to Accra-Kotoka Airport as the crow flies is 1124 km (703 miles).
Distance from Monrovia-Roberts International Airport to Accra-Kotoka Airport as the crow flies is 1124 km (703 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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- 2193rd loss
- 684th fatal accident
- 88th worst accident (at the time)
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