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| Date: | Saturday 15 December 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-93086 |
| MSN: | 12959 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 17 miles S of Thule Air Base (THU) -
 Greenland
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thule AB |
The C-47 crashed near Thule AB, Greenland during search for a missing USAF Convair F-102 Delta Dagger (58-0264); two of the crew were killed.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 16 December 1962, pA6
The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19621216.1.5&srpos=1943&e=26-04-1962-31-12-1962--en--20--1941-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2024 10:44 | Cobar | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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