ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) 43-15599 Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK)
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Date:Friday 5 September 1952
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-15599
MSN: 20065
First flight: 1944
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Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:16 km (10 mls) W of Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) (   Greenland)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Damaged beyond repair in a forced-landing accident when the aircraft ran out of fuel.

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)


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