Status: | |
Datum: | Donnerstag 8 Juli 1948 |
Zeit: | 23:30 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Kennzeichen: | 43-48256 |
Werknummer: | 25517/14072 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 16 km (10 Meilen) NNE of Wiesbaden ( Deutschland)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Wiesbaden-Erbenheim (Y-80) Air Base (WIE/ETOU), Deutschland |
Flug nach: | Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF/EDBB), Deutschland |
Unfallbericht:Crashed into Mount Steinkopf, near Königstein, Taunus. The C-47 was part of the Berlin Airlift.
Informationsquelle:
» Die Rosinenbomber: Die Berliner Luftbrücke 1948/49, Huschke, Wolfgang J
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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 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim (Y-80) Air Base to Berlin-Tempelhof Airport as the crow flies is 441 km (276 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.