Date:	Thursday 23 December 1943
Time:	20:10
Type:	Douglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration:	42-24121
MSN:	9983
Year of manufacture:	1943
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	1
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC (MXE) -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC (MXE/KMEB)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
A formation of Waco CG-4A gliders was returning to Maxton AAB when one of them (42-79013) collided with the C-47. The C-47 was taking off an struck the glider's tail. The glider crashed but the C-47 landed safely.

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles

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