Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Wednesday 27 June 1945 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
Registration: | FZ583 |
MSN: | 12138 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Sulphur Mountain, WA ( United States of America)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Reported missing on a training flight. The aircraft was found on Sulphur Mountain in Washington State on Sept. 15th 1953. The aircraft was identified by the USAF on October 22nd 1953. The remains of the three crewmen were buried on site.
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rafcommands.com» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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