Last updated: 3 December 2021
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 1944 |
| Time: | ca 01:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-16047 |
| MSN: | 20513 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) NE of Zelma, MO ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Malden AAF, MO (MAW/KMAW), United States of America |
| Malden AAF, MO (MAW/KMAW), United States of America |
A Douglas C-47 transport plane was destroyed when it crashed after striking trees on a ridge. All four on board were killed. The airplane operated on a night training flight. The crew had just accomplished a three hour glider tow training mission.
Sources:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. MirelesPhotos
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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.
