
Descripción:
This C-47B was a regular Military Air Transport Flight from Tucson-Davis Monthan Field, AZ to Sacramento-McClellan Field, CA. The airplane departed at 14:07. A refueling stop was made at Palm Springs, CA. After departing Palm Springs at 15:41 the route of flight was direct to Fresno in CFR conditions. From Fresno the crew continued IFR to McClellan. It was dark by the time the C-47 arrived in the Sacramento area. The crew were not able to locate the airfield and circled the area for some time. The airplane flew into a hillside and caught fire.
» Prescott Evening Courier - Nov 29, 1945
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| Fecha: | miércoles 28 noviembre 1945 |
| Hora: | 07:15 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 43-16374 |
| Numéro de série: | 20840 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 9 / Ocupantes: 25 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 5 km (3.1 milles) NW of Auburn, CA ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Palm Springs Municipal Airport, CA (PSP/KPSP), Estados Unidos de América |
| Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA (MCC/KMCC), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 115 |
This C-47B was a regular Military Air Transport Flight from Tucson-Davis Monthan Field, AZ to Sacramento-McClellan Field, CA. The airplane departed at 14:07. A refueling stop was made at Palm Springs, CA. After departing Palm Springs at 15:41 the route of flight was direct to Fresno in CFR conditions. From Fresno the crew continued IFR to McClellan. It was dark by the time the C-47 arrived in the Sacramento area. The crew were not able to locate the airfield and circled the area for some time. The airplane flew into a hillside and caught fire.
Fuentes:
» The Auburn C-47B “Lost on Final Approach” A/C 43-16374 November 28, 1945 By Don R. Jordan» Prescott Evening Courier - Nov 29, 1945
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Palm Springs Municipal Airport, CA to Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA as the crow flies is 689 km (431 miles).
Distance from Palm Springs Municipal Airport, CA to Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA as the crow flies is 689 km (431 miles).
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