Accident Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) 42-100679,
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Date:Friday 14 January 1944
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-100679
MSN: 19142
Year of manufacture:1943
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:between Florida and Puerto Rico -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:West Palm Beach-Morrison AAF, FL (PBI/KPBI)
Destination airport:Borinquen AAF (BQN/TJBQ)
Narrative:
Ditched. At least one fatality.
The airplane operated on a delivery flight to Algiers, Algeria.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
MACR

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