
Unfallbericht:
During a routing glider tow training mission near Ramsbury, a Horsa glider (LG891) became detached from its tow plane and landed in a large ploughed field just north of the small village of Axford. A Douglas C-47A transport plane, 42-100877, flew to the field in order to retrieve the glider.
Takeoff was attempted with a 17 knots tailwind. Although the C-47 became airborne, it was not able to clear an electric power line. The plane then stalled before pitching into the ground, coming to a rest in the River Kennet.
The glider pilot cut loose and landed safely in another field.
» Aviation Archaeology - local crash sites
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Samstag 11 März 1944 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 42-100877 |
| Werknummer: | 19340 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 1 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Axford, Ramsbury ( Großbritannien)
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| Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | ? |
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During a routing glider tow training mission near Ramsbury, a Horsa glider (LG891) became detached from its tow plane and landed in a large ploughed field just north of the small village of Axford. A Douglas C-47A transport plane, 42-100877, flew to the field in order to retrieve the glider.
Takeoff was attempted with a 17 knots tailwind. Although the C-47 became airborne, it was not able to clear an electric power line. The plane then stalled before pitching into the ground, coming to a rest in the River Kennet.
The glider pilot cut loose and landed safely in another field.
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