Narrative:
Crashed.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» Gettysburg Times - Nov 7, 1959
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 7 November 1959 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-93074 |
| MSN: | 12945 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Tainan ( Taiwan)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tainan Airport (TNN/RCNN), Taiwan |
| Angeles City-Clark Air Base (CRK/RPMK), Philippines |
Crashed.
Sources:
» Passauer Neue Presse 9 November 1959, p3» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» Gettysburg Times - Nov 7, 1959
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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 Tainan Airport to Angeles City-Clark Air Base as the crow flies is 859 km (537 miles).
Distance from Tainan Airport to Angeles City-Clark Air Base as the crow flies is 859 km (537 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3
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