Accident Douglas C-47B-6-DK (DC-3) 43-48736,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336836
 

Date:Friday 28 November 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-6-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-48736
MSN: 25997/14552
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Trappa -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Pisa-San Giusto Airport (PSA/LIRP)
Destination airport:Frankfurt-Rhein-Main AFB (FRF/EDAF)
Narrative:
Crashed in the Italian Alps. The airplane was 30 miles off course. The wreckage was discovered eight months later.

Sources:

U. S. Air Transport Missing In Europe with 21 Aboard (Valley Morning Star, 1947-11-30)
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
L'Unita 10.08.1948-21.08.1948

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