| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 19 April 1942 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-49H (DC-3-228) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-38254 |
| MSN: | 1993 |
| First flight: | 1937 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Freetown-Hastings Airport (HGS) ( Sierra Leone)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Freetown-Hastings Airport (HGS/GFHA), Sierra Leone |
| ? |
Crashed on takeoff.
Sources:
» St.Petersburg Times 18 November 1942, p7» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 45th loss
- 21st fatal accident
- 3rd worst accident (at the time)
- 226th worst accident (currently)
Sierra Leone- The worst accident
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