Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 October 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-48780
Location: 112 km W of Narsarsuaq –
ÿ Greenland
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a delivery flight to the European theater of operations, resulting in the loss of at least one occupant. The incident was likely a serious accident.A C-47 aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a delivery flight to the European theater of operations, resulting in the loss of at least one occupant. The incident was likely a serious accident.
Description
Crashed due to engine failure. At least one occupant died in the accident. The C-47 was probably on delivery flight to the European theatre of operations.
Source of Information
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