Narrative:
Crashed. The aircraft operated on a radar calibration flight.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 12 February 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 14+05 |
| MSN: | 33064/16316 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Husum Schwesing Air Base (QHU) ( Germany)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Westerland Airport (GWT/EDXW), Germany |
| Husum Schwesing Air Base (QHU/EDXK), Germany |
Crashed. The aircraft operated on a radar calibration flight.
Sources:
» Chicago Tribune, Feb. 13, 1969Photos
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 Westerland Airport to Husum Schwesing Air Base as the crow flies is 68 km (42 miles).
Distance from Westerland Airport to Husum Schwesing Air Base as the crow flies is 68 km (42 miles).
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