ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336827
| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1947 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-49779 |
| MSN: | 27040/15595 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 48 km SE of Izmir -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft crashed after an engine fire. All four occupants bailed out safely.
Sources:
Le Franc-tireur 12 December 1947
El Litoral 10 December 1947, p1
El Litoral 11 December 1947, p2
Madera Tribune 11 December 1947, p4
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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