ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338655
Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-92742 |
MSN: | 12576 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | unknown -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Villacoublay Advanced Landing Ground A-42 (LFPV) |
Destination airport: | Spanhoe-USAAF Station AAF-493 |
Narrative:The aircraft departed from Spanhoe, England on 21 February 1945, flying to Welford Park, England and picking up a glider. The glider was towed to Advanced Landing Ground A-50 (Orléans) where the aircraft developed engine trouble and remained overnight. Departing A-50 on 22 February 1945, the aircraft proceeded to A-54 (Paris-Le Bourget) for the purpose of refueling. Not being able to procure fuel at A-54, the aircraft flew to A-42 (Villacoublay). The aircraft departed A-42 at 14:26 hours on 22 February 1945 for Spanhoe and no further knowledge of the airplane is available.
Sources:
usaafdata.com
fieldsofhonor-database.com The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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