Narrative:
Attempted emergency landing in darkness after engine failure.
» Chicago Tribune March 24, 1948
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 21 March 1948 |
| Time: | 01:07 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-16267 |
| MSN: | 20733 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 18 km (11.3 mls) NE of Woodland, WA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairfield-Suisun AFB, CA (SUU/KSUU), United States of America |
| Portland-Hillsboro Airport, OR (HIO/KHIO), United States of America |
Attempted emergency landing in darkness after engine failure.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 22 March 1948, p8» Chicago Tribune March 24, 1948
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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 Fairfield-Suisun AFB, CA to Portland-Hillsboro Airport, OR as the crow flies is 808 km (505 miles).
Distance from Fairfield-Suisun AFB, CA to Portland-Hillsboro Airport, OR as the crow flies is 808 km (505 miles).
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