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| Date: | Tuesday 27 January 1948 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-76443 |
| MSN: | 32775/16027 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montagne du Cheval-Blanc (Alpes-De-Haute-Provence) -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (LFMI) |
| Pisa-San Giusto Airport (PSA/LIRP) |
The USAF C-47 aircraft departed Istres-Le Tubé Air Base, France at 12:37 LT for a flight to Udine via Pisa, Italy. The pilot couldn't find his route because of a heavy snowstorm. He decided to return to Istres but the wind caused the aircraft to deviate significantly off course. The airplane flew into the side of a mountain 15:30 LT killing all occupants. The passengers were women and children of soldiers stationed at Udine. On 30th January, 1948 a B-17 Flying Fortress, searching for survivors, crashed at the same location. Nine occupants were killed and one survived.
Sources:
Chroniques de Haute-Provence n° 354 (2005, 125e année), p 83-167.
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 7 February 1948, p6 (photo)
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