Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 9 May 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100507
Location: Ergolding Advanced Landing Ground R-73 –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft StructureAircraft Structure
Category: Accident
A Boeing 747-400 aircraft was damaged beyond repair after being taxied into a bomb crater during a training exercise. The aircraft sustained significant structural damage.A Boeing 747-400 aircraft was damaged beyond repair after being taxied into a bomb crater during a training exercise. The aircraft sustained significant structural damage.
Description
Taxied into bomb crater; damaged beyond repair.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Taxing into a bomb crater during a training exercise.Taxing into a bomb crater during a training exercise.Share on:
