Narrative:
The aircraft disappeared in a storm at night; four crew and six passengers on board.
» The Free Lance-Star 7 February 1947, p1
» Biddeford Daily Journal February 5,1947
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 February 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-5S (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 17131 |
| MSN: | 12275 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Assateague Island, ME ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Portsmouth AFB, NH (PSM/KPSM), United States of America |
| Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU/KNGU), United States of America |
The aircraft disappeared in a storm at night; four crew and six passengers on board.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» The Free Lance-Star 7 February 1947, p1
» Biddeford Daily Journal February 5,1947
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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 Portsmouth AFB, NH to Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA as the crow flies is 820 km (513 miles).
Distance from Portsmouth AFB, NH to Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA as the crow flies is 820 km (513 miles).
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