Descripción:
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
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| Fecha: | viernes 5 febrero 1954 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47D (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 45-895 |
| Numéro de série: | 34155/16898 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 10 / Ocupantes: 16 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 32 km (20 milles) N of Curry, AK ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK (FBK/PAFB), Estados Unidos de América |
| Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), Estados Unidos de América |
The C-47D transport plane crashed on a snow covered hillside in Alaska. Six men were rescued by bush pilots.
Fuentes:
» 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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