Détails:
Two C-47A Douglas aircraft were transporting wounded U.S. soldiers back home. Visibility was poor and 42-93038 was flying at low altitude so the following plane could keep it in sight. As the Dakota approached the Mull of Galloway, the pilot tried to gain altitude to clear the cliffs. The airplane did not make it and collided with a cliff rising to more than 400 ft (120 m) just below the crest.
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 27 juillet 1944 |
| Heure: | 16:00 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 42-93038 |
| Numéro de série: | 12905 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 17 / à bord: 17 |
| Total: | victimes: 22 / à bord: 22 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Port Logan ( Royaume Uni)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG), Royaume Uni |
| Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK), Royaume Uni |
Two C-47A Douglas aircraft were transporting wounded U.S. soldiers back home. Visibility was poor and 42-93038 was flying at low altitude so the following plane could keep it in sight. As the Dakota approached the Mull of Galloway, the pilot tried to gain altitude to clear the cliffs. The airplane did not make it and collided with a cliff rising to more than 400 ft (120 m) just below the crest.
Sources:
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Filton Airport et Glasgow-Prestwick Airport est de 459 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Filton Airport et Glasgow-Prestwick Airport est de 459 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 887ème loss
- 305ème accident fatal
- le accident 13ème le plus grave (à ce moment là)
- le accident 177ème le plus grave (en ce moment)
Royaume Uni- le accident The le plus grave (à ce moment là)
- le accident 27ème le plus grave (en ce moment)
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