Narrative:
The VC-47A transport plane operated on a cargo-personnel flight from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska to Nome, Alaska. The airplane crashed as it reportedly tried to divert to Skwentna Airstrip following engine problems.
» Chicago Tribune Sept. 3, 1955
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 1 September 1955 |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-893 |
| MSN: | 34153/16896 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) W of Skwentna, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), United States of America |
| Nome Airport, AK (OME/PAOM), United States of America |
The VC-47A transport plane operated on a cargo-personnel flight from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska to Nome, Alaska. The airplane crashed as it reportedly tried to divert to Skwentna Airstrip following engine problems.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Chicago Tribune Sept. 3, 1955
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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 Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Nome Airport, AK as the crow flies is 862 km (539 miles).
Distance from Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to Nome Airport, AK as the crow flies is 862 km (539 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.
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