Narrative:
The C-47A transport plane went into an inverted dive and crashed into the ground. It appeared the cargo had shifted, disrupting the aircraft's Centre of Gravity.
» The WWII Crash of C47 Lilly Bell II (The Guildford Dragon)
accident date: 25-10-1944
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-100766
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 25 October 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100766 |
| MSN: | 19229 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Jacobswell, Guildford, UK ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Newbury-Greenham Common RAF Station (EWY/EGVI), United Kingdom |
| Valenciennes/Denain Airport (XVS/LFAV), France |
The C-47A transport plane went into an inverted dive and crashed into the ground. It appeared the cargo had shifted, disrupting the aircraft's Centre of Gravity.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» The WWII Crash of C47 Lilly Bell II (The Guildford Dragon)
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accident date: 25-10-1944
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 42-100766
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