Runway excursion Accident Douglas C-54G-1-DO (DC-4) 45-514,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336635
 

Date:Friday 13 August 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54G-1-DO (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 45-514
MSN: 35967
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF) -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF/EDBB)
Narrative:
Overran runway on landing runway 27R; crashed into a dam (Tempelhofer Damm) and caught fire.

Sources:

Die Rosinenbomber, Die Berliner Luftbrücke 1948/49 / Huschke, Wolfgang J.
Landesbildstelle Berlin/picture
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/BERLIN_A/BAPIC_18.HTM
L'Unità 21-08-1948

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org