Narrative:
The C-47 as on a supply mission to Belgrade when it became lost over Yugoslavia and then entered the Hungarian airspace. The plane was forced down by Soviet fighter aircraft stationed in Hungary. The four crew members were released December 27 after the U.S. had agreed to pay USD 120.000 in fines for violating the Hungarian border.
» L'Unita 21-11-1951
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 19 November 1951 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-16026 |
| MSN: | 20492 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Papa ( Hungary)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Erding Air Base (ETSE), Germany |
| Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport, Serbia |
The C-47 as on a supply mission to Belgrade when it became lost over Yugoslavia and then entered the Hungarian airspace. The plane was forced down by Soviet fighter aircraft stationed in Hungary. The four crew members were released December 27 after the U.S. had agreed to pay USD 120.000 in fines for violating the Hungarian border.
Sources:
» Ludington Daily News - Dec 28, 1951» L'Unita 21-11-1951
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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 Erding Air Base to Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport as the crow flies is 749 km (468 miles).
Distance from Erding Air Base to Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport as the crow flies is 749 km (468 miles).
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