Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 31 October 1964 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4) |
Operator: | United States Army |
Registration: | 63-9736 |
MSN: | 180 |
First flight: | 1964 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 29 km (18.1 mls) S of Augusta, GA ( United States of America)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Two CV-2B Caribou transport planes of the U.S. Army crashed following a mid-air collision near Augusta, GA.
The aircraft were part of a four-ship formation on a training mission. The aircraft had departed from a temporary airstrip, built for the Air Assault II military exercise.
Sources:
» Caribou roster
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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.