Accident Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) 42-100496,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340534
 

Date:Wednesday 24 November 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-100496
MSN: 18959
Year of manufacture:1943
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:5 km NW of Torbay, NL -   Canada
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Struck a hillside and crashed.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Aviation Photos & History from Neville Webb

Images:


photo (c) USAAF; Torbay, NF; November 1943

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