Narrative:
Destroyed when it was hit by a de Havilland Mosquito that ground looped at Maison Blanche Airport, Algeria.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 15 May 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-18361 |
| MSN: | 4399 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport (ALG) ( Algeria)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algeria |
| ? |
Destroyed when it was hit by a de Havilland Mosquito that ground looped at Maison Blanche Airport, Algeria.
Classification:
Ground collisionDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. GradidgePhotos
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