Narrative:
Missing over the Atlantic. The search for the missing plane was abandoned on May 10, 1948.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Superior Oil Corp. |
| Registration: | NC17645 |
| MSN: | 25423/13978 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Atlantic Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Gander Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX), Canada |
| Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN), Ireland |
Missing over the Atlantic. The search for the missing plane was abandoned on May 10, 1948.
Sources:
» Franc-Tireur 6 May 1948Photos
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 Gander Airport, NL to Shannon Airport as the crow flies is 3156 km (1973 miles).
Distance from Gander Airport, NL to Shannon Airport as the crow flies is 3156 km (1973 miles).
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