Narrative:
The aircraft made an emergency landing on the Belgian coast due to an engine failure while on its way from Burtonwood, UK, to Wiesbaden, Germany.
» Twentsch dagblad Tubantia, 8 May 1952
» Het Vaderland, 5 May 1952
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 3 May 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-100560 |
| MSN: | 19023 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Middelkerke ( Belgium)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Burtonwood RAF Station (BUT/EGOB), United Kingdom |
| Wiesbaden AFB (WIE/ETOU), Germany |
The aircraft made an emergency landing on the Belgian coast due to an engine failure while on its way from Burtonwood, UK, to Wiesbaden, Germany.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Twentsch dagblad Tubantia, 8 May 1952
» Het Vaderland, 5 May 1952
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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 Burtonwood RAF Station to Wiesbaden AFB as the crow flies is 834 km (521 miles).
Distance from Burtonwood RAF Station to Wiesbaden AFB as the crow flies is 834 km (521 miles).
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