Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1943 |
Time: | 03:20 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-23359 |
MSN: | 9221 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 5,6 km NE of Caddo Gap, AR -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Grenada AAF, MS |
Destination airport: | Nashville Metropolitan Airport, TN (BNA/KBNA) |
Narrative:The pilot became lost during a navigation mission over mountainous terrain with severe thunderstorms in the area. As the pilot attempted to climb to a safe altitude, the airplane struck rising terrain of 1900-foot Strong Mountain.
Sources:
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
Images:
photo (c) Olivia S Cameron-Engel; Caddo Gap, AR; 28 June 2021
photo (c) Olivia S Cameron-Engel; Caddo Gap, AR; 28 June 2021
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