Last updated: 25 October 2020
| Status: | |
| Datum: | donderdag 22 december 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-7 (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Navy |
| Registratie: | 39101 |
| Constructienummer: | 32802/16054 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Edenton MCAS, NC ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Cherry Point MCAS, NC (KNKT), Verenigde Staten |
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Two U.S. Navy aircraft, a Douglas R4D transport plane and a Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft collided in flight near Edenton MCAS, North Carolina, USA.
The R4D was engaged in a photo flight at 8000 feet when the accident occurred. The R4D managed to land at Edenton with a damaged tail but the fighter pilot had to bail out.
Bronnen:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» The Free Lance-Star 22 December 1949, p1
» The Dispatch 22 December 1949, p1
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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.
