Narrative:
The C-47 took off from Moscow's Vnukovo Airport on a positioning flight to Khodynka, also in Moscow. For training purposes the crew shut down one engine but they were not able to restart it. Th pilot then decided to return to Vnukovo, but the aircraft touched
down late, forcing the pilot to execute a go-around. Before being able to gain height, the aircraft collided with a parked Bell P-39Q Airacobra (44-2226), crashed in a revetment and burnt out.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 4 March 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L875 |
| MSN: | 11899 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 341 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
| Moskva-Khodynka (Frunze) Central Aerodrome, Russia |
The C-47 took off from Moscow's Vnukovo Airport on a positioning flight to Khodynka, also in Moscow. For training purposes the crew shut down one engine but they were not able to restart it. Th pilot then decided to return to Vnukovo, but the aircraft touched
down late, forcing the pilot to execute a go-around. Before being able to gain height, the aircraft collided with a parked Bell P-39Q Airacobra (44-2226), crashed in a revetment and burnt out.
Sources:
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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 Moskva-Vnukovo Airport to Moskva-Khodynka (Frunze) Central Aerodrome as the crow flies is 28 km (17 miles).
Distance from Moskva-Vnukovo Airport to Moskva-Khodynka (Frunze) Central Aerodrome as the crow flies is 28 km (17 miles).
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