Incident Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) 43-49045,
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Date:Monday 29 September 1947
Time:10:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 43-49045
MSN: 14861/26306
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Los Cerrillos -   Chile
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Los Cerrillos/Santiago
Destination airport:BA Quintero
Narrative:
Aborted take-off. Came to rest in a meadow with badly damaged undercarriage, right propeller, left wing and left engine. Pilot Cap Donald C. Dickson, Jr and co-pilot Lt Ramón Martínez. US Mission Chile.

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 30 September 1947, p1 (photo)
AAIR (43-49043, LAC, Los Carritos)

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