Date:	Friday 2 February 1945
Time:	10:15
Type:	Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration:	41-18603
MSN:	4728
Year of manufacture:	1942
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 26
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	5 km W of Montieri -   Italy
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Florence-Peretola Airport (FLR/LIRQ)
Destination airport:	Roma (unknown airport)

Narrative:
En route to Rome, Italy, the C-47 entered a river valley. Hills on both sides of the river were obscured by strato-cumulus clouds and mist. When entering a fog bank the crew advanced the throttle levers in an attempt to climbing over the rising terrain. The aircraft contacted trees and crashed.

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher

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