Narrative:
Gear-up landing following engine failure.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 26 April 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100833 |
| MSN: | 19296 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Orléans/Bricy Advanced Landing Ground A-50 (ORE) ( France)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Orléans/Bricy Advanced Landing Ground A-50 (ORE/LFOJ), France |
Gear-up landing following engine failure.
Sources:
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