ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72398
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| Date: | Friday 9 July 1943 |
| Time: | 13:27 |
| Type: |  Lockheed UC-40A Electra Junior |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 38-546 |
| MSN: | 1263 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Dayton (FFO) |
| Dayton (FFO) |
Douglas C-54 41-37271 was scheduled to fly over Wright Field at 2000 feet altitude. A dummy combat tank equipped with parachutes was slung under the fuselage. The crew were planning to release the tank over the field. A twin engine USAAF Lockheed C-40A Electra plane (38-546, c/n 1263) was flying in formation so the occupants were able to photograph the tank dropping. After the tank was released, the C-40 made a quick turn to the left, striking the C-54 wing tip. It severed 19 feet of the C-54's wing.
The C-40 entered a spin and crashed near the runway. The C-54 continued for 500-750 feet, allowing two passengers to bail out with parachutes. The airplane then dropped off on the right wing and crashed in a vertical dive near Wright Brothers Hill.
Sources:
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19430709-0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2010 10:14 | TB | Added |
| 21-Mar-2010 02:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Apr-2010 09:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 07-Mar-2012 11:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2016 06:54 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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