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Date: | Thursday 18 March 1948 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47B (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 43-48686 |
MSN: | 25947 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 14 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | over Berlin -
Germany
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Frankfurt/Main |
Destination airport: | Tempelhof |
Narrative:About twelve occupants bailed out, including Brig Gen Telford Taylor after one engine failed. The radio-operator was killed. Pilot and co-pilot remained on the plane and landed at Gatow.
Sources:
The Straits Times 19 March 1948, p16
L'Echo d'Oran 19 March 1948
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Apr-2019 14:27 |
TB |
Added |
31-Jul-2020 20:02 |
TB |
Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |