ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) 43-16421 Taiwan
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Date:Monday 28 January 1946
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-16421
MSN: 20887
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:off Taiwan (   Pacific Ocean)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Ditched in poor weather circumstances. All 13 passengers and seven crew were rescued by a Navy seaplane off Southern Taiwan.

Classification:
Ditching

Sources:
» Evening Star 30 January 1946, p1
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)


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