Last updated: 3 December 2021
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 December 1943 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-15547 |
| MSN: | 7342 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 32 km (20 mls) S of Hyannis, NE ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alliance AAF, NE (AIA/KAIA), United States of America |
| Alliance AAF, NE (AIA/KAIA), United States of America |
The C-53 departed Alliance AAB on a night time instrument training flight.
The airplane struck the ground at an angle of 60 degrees, right wing down. It broke up but did not catch fire.
Sources:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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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.
