Date: | Saturday 11 March 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-100877 |
MSN: | 19340 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Axford, Ramsbury -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:During a routing glider tow training mission near Ramsbury, a Horsa glider (LG891) became detached from its tow plane and landed in a large ploughed field just north of the small village of Axford. A Douglas C-47A transport plane, 42-100877, flew to the field in order to retrieve the glider.
Takeoff was attempted with a 17 knots tailwind. Although the C-47 became airborne, it was not able to clear an electric power line. The plane then stalled before pitching into the ground, coming to a rest in the River Kennet.
The glider pilot cut loose and landed safely in another field.
Sources:
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