Narrative:
Crashed into Beinn Nuis.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 30 September 1943 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-56014 |
| MSN: | 18-2487 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Arran Island, Scotland ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF), Iceland |
| Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK), United Kingdom |
Crashed into Beinn Nuis.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Peak District Air Accident Research (peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk)
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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 Keflavík International Airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport as the crow flies is 1362 km (851 miles).
Distance from Keflavík International Airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport as the crow flies is 1362 km (851 miles).
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