Unfallbericht:
The C-47D transport plane crashed on a snow covered hillside in Alaska. Six men were rescued by bush pilots.
» Toledo Blade - Feb 6, 1954
» The Tuscaloosa News - Feb 9, 1954
» Chicago Tribune Feb. 7, 1954
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Freitag 5 Februar 1954 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47D (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 45-895 |
| Werknummer: | 34155/16898 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: 13 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 16 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 32 km (20 Meilen) N of Curry, AK ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK (FBK/PAFB), USA |
| Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), USA |
The C-47D transport plane crashed on a snow covered hillside in Alaska. Six men were rescued by bush pilots.
Informationsquelle:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Toledo Blade - Feb 6, 1954
» The Tuscaloosa News - Feb 9, 1954
» Chicago Tribune Feb. 7, 1954
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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 Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK to Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK as the crow flies is 411 km (257 miles).
Distance from Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK to Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK as the crow flies is 411 km (257 miles).
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