Accident Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) 42-93041,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337561
 

Date:Thursday 1 November 1945
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-93041
MSN: 12909
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 30
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Herrenalb -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bovingdon RAF Station
Destination airport:Schleißheim Airfield (EDNX)
Narrative:
The aircraft flew into the side of a mountain. The pilot was climbing through an overcast and struck the mountain.

Sources:

Bayerische Flugzeug-Historiker e.V.
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher

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