Unfallbericht:
The airplane operated on a glider tow-resupply mission to Bastogne, Belgium. Crew members of other aircraft in the formation reported seeing the right engine on fire as the airplane went down. There was numerous flak but the eyewitnesses did not see any flak hit the airplane. The airplane went nose down about 40 degrees after the glider was released. Four crew members were seen to bail out; the parachute of one of them did not deploy.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 27 Dezember 1944 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 42-100840 |
| Werknummer: | 19303 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 5 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | NE of Sibret ( Belgien)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 (LFOC), Frankreich |
| Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 (LFOC), Frankreich |
The airplane operated on a glider tow-resupply mission to Bastogne, Belgium. Crew members of other aircraft in the formation reported seeing the right engine on fire as the airplane went down. There was numerous flak but the eyewitnesses did not see any flak hit the airplane. The airplane went nose down about 40 degrees after the glider was released. Four crew members were seen to bail out; the parachute of one of them did not deploy.
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Distance from Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 to Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 as the crow flies is 19872 km (12420 miles).
Distance from Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 to Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 as the crow flies is 19872 km (12420 miles).
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