Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 March 1949
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A Packet
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 45-57798
Location: 510 km NW of Resolute Bay, NU –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: C-47 passenger aircraftC-47 passenger aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47 passenger aircraft crashed on ice near Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, following a lost crew during a supply flight from Frobisher Bay to Resolute Bay. The aircraft was rescued by a ski-equipped C-47.A C-47 passenger aircraft crashed on ice near Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, following a lost crew during a supply flight from Frobisher Bay to Resolute Bay. The aircraft was rescued by a ski-equipped C-47.
Description
Crash-landed on ice of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut after the flight crew became lost. The Packet operated on a supply flight from Frobisher Bay on Baffin Island to Resolute Bay. Crew rescued by ski-equipped C-47, 28 March 1949.
Source of Information
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Loss of crew during a supply flight on ice.Loss of crew during a supply flight on ice.Share on:
