Narrative:
Crashed. The airplane was part of the Berlin Airlift.
» Die Rosinenbomber, Die Berliner Luftbrücke 1948/49 / Huschke, Wolfgang J.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 5 December 1948 |
| Time: | 00:23 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-72698 |
| MSN: | 10803 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Fassberg ( Germany)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Faßberg Air Base (ETHS), Germany |
| Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport (GWW/EDBG), Germany |
Crashed. The airplane was part of the Berlin Airlift.
Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher» Die Rosinenbomber, Die Berliner Luftbrücke 1948/49 / Huschke, Wolfgang J.
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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 Faßberg Air Base to Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport as the crow flies is 203 km (127 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Faßberg Air Base to Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport as the crow flies is 203 km (127 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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