Last updated: 9 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 5 February 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-92707 |
| MSN: | 12537 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Napoli ( Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tarquinia Airfield, Italy |
| Napoli-Capodichino Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italy |
Missing in service during a training flight.
Sources:
» MACR» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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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 Tarquinia Airfield to Napoli-Capodichino Airport as the crow flies is 257 km (161 miles).
Distance from Tarquinia Airfield to Napoli-Capodichino Airport as the crow flies is 257 km (161 miles).
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.
