ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) 41-18505 Selvogur, Nes
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Date:Sunday 5 August 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-18505
MSN: 4597
First flight: 1942
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:48 km (30 mls) SE of Selvogur, Nes (   Iceland)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Reykjavík RAF Station (RKV/BIRK), Iceland
Narrative:
The aircraft was damaged in a crash-landing after the flight crew got lost at night. The landing gears and the underside of the fuselage and wings sustained damage.

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» World War II Crash Sites in Iceland


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