Beschrijving:
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: | maandag 3 januari 1944 |
| Tijd: | 00:29 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-DK Skytrain |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 42-92042 |
| Constructienummer: | 11799 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 8 km (5 mijl) NE of Macon, GA ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Dunnellon AAB, FL, Verenigde Staten |
| Fort Benning-Lawson AAF, GA (LSF/KLSF), Verenigde Staten |
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.
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Dunnellon AAB, FL en Fort Benning-Lawson AAF, GA bedraagt 439 km (274 miles).
De afstand tussen Dunnellon AAB, FL en Fort Benning-Lawson AAF, GA bedraagt 439 km (274 miles).
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