Narrative:
Failure of engine No.2. A propeller blade penetrated the fuselage. The C-54 returned and emergency landed at Celle Airport.
The Skymaster was repaired and converted to SC-54D.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 9 March 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-72464 |
| MSN: | 10569 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | N of Celle ( Germany)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Celle RAF Station (ZCN/ETHC), Germany |
| Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport (GWW/EDBG), Germany |
Failure of engine No.2. A propeller blade penetrated the fuselage. The C-54 returned and emergency landed at Celle Airport.
The Skymaster was repaired and converted to SC-54D.
Sources:
» Major USAF (Ret.) Bill J. Anderson/picture, via Huschke, Wolfgang J. /Die Rosinenbomber, Die Berliner Luftbrücke 1948/49Photos
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 Celle RAF Station to Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport as the crow flies is 210 km (131 miles).
Distance from Celle RAF Station to Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport as the crow flies is 210 km (131 miles).
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