ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) 43-15131 Rance
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Date:Thursday 30 November 1944
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-15131
MSN: 19597
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Rance (   Belgium)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Asch Advanced Landing Ground Y-29 (EBSL), Belgium
Destination airport:Laon-Couvron Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground A-70), France
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed after a midair collision with Douglas C-47 43-15122 (c/n 19588).
The other aircraft landed safely.

Sources:
» usaafdata.com
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)


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Distance from Asch Advanced Landing Ground Y-29 to Laon-Couvron Air Base (Advanced Landing Ground A-70) as the crow flies is 204 km (128 miles).

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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