| Status: | |
| Datum: | Samstag 10 Juli 1943 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 42-23801 |
| Werknummer: | 9663 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 15 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 19 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Sedalia Army Air Field, MO (SZL) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Alliance AAF, NE (AIA/KAIA), USA |
| Sedalia Army Air Field, MO (SZL/KSZL), USA |
While attempting to land on runway 31 the left wing fell off to the left from a height of about 50 ft. The C-47 cartwheeled and burst into flames.
Informationsquelle:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Alliance AAF, NE to Sedalia Army Air Field, MO as the crow flies is 860 km (537 miles).
Distance from Alliance AAF, NE to Sedalia Army Air Field, MO as the crow flies is 860 km (537 miles).
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