Narrative:
Crashed in poor weather. The aircraft was based at Maxwell Field, Alabama.
» Eugene Register-Guard - Apr 6, 1947
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 5 April 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-76231 |
| MSN: | 32563/15815 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) W of Decaturville, TN ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Crashed in poor weather. The aircraft was based at Maxwell Field, Alabama.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Eugene Register-Guard - Apr 6, 1947
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