Accident Douglas AC-47D (DC-3) 43-49705,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333708
 

Date:Thursday 29 September 1960
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas AC-47D (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-49705
MSN: 26966/15521
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:San Antonio-Randolph AFB, TX (RND) -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
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Narrative:
Forced landing into a lake at Randolph Oaks Golf course, located on the premises of Randolph Air Force Base. The crew escaped without serious injuries.
The aircraft was a C-47 modified for use by Army Airways Communications System (AACS) squadron for nav aid checking. The AC-47D designation was later used for C-47 gunship conversions.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 30 September 1960, p1
The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
Correio da Manhã 30 October 1960, p12

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