Last updated: 7 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 24 November 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-7811 |
| MSN: | 4310 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 36 km (22.5 mls) W off Algiers ( Algeria)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algeria |
| Oran-es Senia Airport (ORN/DAOO), Algeria |
The aircraft was carrying passengers and freight from Maison Blanche to Oran in Algeria. At approximately 10:00 hours and 15 miles out over the Mediterranean Sea, the right engine started to burn. The bail out order was given, but the plane lost altitude too quickly to use parachutes. The plane ditched and all personnel cleared the aircraft and attempted to don life vests. Three passengers were picked up by a French fishing boat, but seven others did not survive.
Sources:
» Clemson Alumni» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
Photos
Map
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 Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport to Oran-es Senia Airport as the crow flies is 362 km (226 miles).
Distance from Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport to Oran-es Senia Airport as the crow flies is 362 km (226 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
