Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-92887
Location: Aldermaston RAF Station –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft wings and control surfaces.Aircraft wings and control surfaces.
Category: Accident
A C-47A transport plane stalled during takeoff, resulting in a ground impact and subsequent bouncing across a road. A fire ignited due to gasoline loading, with residual ice on the wing.A C-47A transport plane stalled during takeoff, resulting in a ground impact and subsequent bouncing across a road. A fire ignited due to gasoline loading, with residual ice on the wing.
Description
The C-47A transport plane stalled into the ground immediately after lifting off runway 27 during takeoff. It hit a mound and bounced across a road. A fire erupted as the aircraft was loaded with gasoline for the advancing armies. There was probably some ice still on the wing even though much of the ice had already melted away.
Source of Information
http://www.airbornetroopcarrier.com/accidentofc-4742-92887.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.airbornetroopcarrier.com/accidentofc-4742-92887.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Stalled takeoff due to insufficient airspeed and control during takeoff.Stalled takeoff due to insufficient airspeed and control during takeoff.Share on:
