Unfallbericht:
Two C-47 transport planes took off from Dunnellon AAF at 17:15 on a routine transition flight. En route both planes lost sight of each other in instrument conditions. Due to poor weather, Lawson Field would close at 19:30. One of the C-47's landed at Lawson at 19:17. The other did not land and made sporadic radio contact with Atlanta. Last radio contact was at 21:50. The next day, the plane was found to have flown into a small ridge.
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Montag 3 Januar 1944 |
| Zeit: | 00:29 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47A-DK Skytrain |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 42-92042 |
| Werknummer: | 11799 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 8 km (5 Meilen) NE of Macon, GA ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Dunnellon AAB, FL, USA |
| Fort Benning-Lawson AAF, GA (LSF/KLSF), USA |
Two C-47 transport planes took off from Dunnellon AAF at 17:15 on a routine transition flight. En route both planes lost sight of each other in instrument conditions. Due to poor weather, Lawson Field would close at 19:30. One of the C-47's landed at Lawson at 19:17. The other did not land and made sporadic radio contact with Atlanta. Last radio contact was at 21:50. The next day, the plane was found to have flown into a small ridge.
Informationsquelle:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. Mireles
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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 Dunnellon AAB, FL to Fort Benning-Lawson AAF, GA as the crow flies is 439 km (274 miles).
Distance from Dunnellon AAB, FL to Fort Benning-Lawson AAF, GA as the crow flies is 439 km (274 miles).
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