Narrative:
Mid-air collision at night between Douglas VC-47D 45-926 and Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II 50-1260. Both aircraft spun down, crashing on top of parked railroad box cars and bursting into flames.
The VC-47 operated on a flight from Maxwell AFB to Brookley AFB while the Globemaster operated on a local flight out of Brookley AFB.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 4 April 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-926 |
| MSN: | 34187/16929 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 9 km N of Mobile-Brookley AFB, AL (BFM) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Montgomery-Maxwell AFB, AL (MXF/KMXF), United States of America |
| Mobile-Brookley AFB, AL (BFM/KBFM), United States of America |
Mid-air collision at night between Douglas VC-47D 45-926 and Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II 50-1260. Both aircraft spun down, crashing on top of parked railroad box cars and bursting into flames.
The VC-47 operated on a flight from Maxwell AFB to Brookley AFB while the Globemaster operated on a local flight out of Brookley AFB.
Sources:
» Toledo Blade - Apr 5, 1952Photos
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 Montgomery-Maxwell AFB, AL to Mobile-Brookley AFB, AL as the crow flies is 252 km (157 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Montgomery-Maxwell AFB, AL to Mobile-Brookley AFB, AL as the crow flies is 252 km (157 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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