Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: South African Air Force – SAAF
Registration Number: KG498
Location: 16 km SSW of Torrettoria –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An RAF/SAAF aircraft evacuating wounded personnel from Athens to Italy experienced a sudden and unexpected landing near a hill at a height of 1200 feet. The pilot, uncertain of its position, descended into cloud, resulting in a collision with a hill. A single survivor was recovered.An RAF/SAAF aircraft evacuating wounded personnel from Athens to Italy experienced a sudden and unexpected landing near a hill at a height of 1200 feet. The pilot, uncertain of its position, descended into cloud, resulting in a collision with a hill. A single survivor was recovered.
Description
The aircraft was evacuating wounded personnel from Athens to Italy and there were seven RAF/SAAF men and sixteen others on board. The pilot descended in cloud when uncertain of the aircraft’s position and the aircraft struck a hill at a height of 1200 feet about 25 miles from its destination. There was a single survivor.
Source of Information
http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/28330-secret-list/http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/28330-secret-list/Primary Cause
Pilot uncertainty and descent into cloud while assessing position.Pilot uncertainty and descent into cloud while assessing position.Share on:
