| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 20 diciembre 1944 |
| Hora: | 22:20 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 43-16066 |
| Numéro de série: | 20532 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 9 km (5.6 milles) S of Ironton, MO ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Malden AAF, MO (MAW/KMAW), Estados Unidos de América |
| Marion-Williamson County Airport, IL (MWA/KMWA), Estados Unidos de América |
A Douglas C-47 transport plane was destroyed when it crashed after striking a ridge. All five on board were killed.
The airplane was on a navigation mission.
Fuentes:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. MirelesFotos
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 Malden AAF, MO to Marion-Williamson County Airport, IL as the crow flies is 154 km (96 miles).
Distance from Malden AAF, MO to Marion-Williamson County Airport, IL as the crow flies is 154 km (96 miles).
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