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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
| Status: | |
| Datum: | donderdag 27 juli 1944 |
| Tijd: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 42-93038 |
| Constructienummer: | 12905 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 17 / inzittenden: 17 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 22 / inzittenden: 22 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Port Logan ( Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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.
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» 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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Kaart
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 Filton Airport en Glasgow-Prestwick Airport bedraagt 459 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Filton Airport en Glasgow-Prestwick Airport bedraagt 459 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 887e ongeval
- 305e dodelijk ongeval
- 13e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 177e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
Verenigd Koninkrijk- The zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 27e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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