Date: | Wednesday 11 November 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 41-18353 |
MSN: | 4391 |
Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | ca 400 km off Lisbon, Portugal -
Atlantic Ocean
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Lands End Airport (LEQ/EGHC) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The C-47 transport plane, 41-18353, operated on a mission to fly British paratroopers from England for the invasion and occupation of North Africa.
The aircraft became lost after flying through a severe storm for five hours over sea. The crew eventually located a ship. They circled the ship for while until a ditching was carried out. All on board were rescued.
Sources:
The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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