Narrative:
The aircraft flew into trees north of Dartmouth, Canada. Six of the seven occupants seriously injured.
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» Noticias de Hoy - January 28, 1947
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 24 January 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 39079 |
| MSN: | 10206 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | N of Dartmouth, NS ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | New York-Floyd Bennett Field, NY (NOP/KNOP), United States of America |
| Halifax-Shearwater Airport, NS (YAW/CYAW), Canada |
The aircraft flew into trees north of Dartmouth, Canada. Six of the seven occupants seriously injured.
Sources:
» Winnipeg Free Press January 25,1947» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» Noticias de Hoy - January 28, 1947
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Map
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 New York-Floyd Bennett Field, NY to Halifax-Shearwater Airport, NS as the crow flies is 955 km (597 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from New York-Floyd Bennett Field, NY to Halifax-Shearwater Airport, NS as the crow flies is 955 km (597 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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