Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 10 May 1945 |
Time: | 12:30 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 44-77406 |
MSN: | 32802 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 17 km (10.6 mls) from Dungeness ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A Supermarine Spitfire flew into a formation of aircraft hitting the left wing the C-46. The C-46 had its wing sheared off and spun to the ground from an altitude of 3000 feet. The Spitfire disintegrated on impact.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.