Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 December 1952
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47D
Owner/operator: Royal Hellenic Air Force
Registration Number: 49-2616
Location: Su Won (K-13) Air Base (SWU) –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: C-47 taxied aircraftC-47 taxied aircraft
Category: Accident
A USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star aircraft on takeoff at Suwon taxied onto the active runway and collided with a Greek C-47 taxied aircraft. The C-47 carried six U.S. soldier patients.A USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star aircraft on takeoff at Suwon taxied onto the active runway and collided with a Greek C-47 taxied aircraft. The C-47 carried six U.S. soldier patients.
Description
The Greek C-47 taxied onto the active runway at Suwon. A USAF Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star (49-0722) was on takeoff and hit the aircraft C-47. The C-47 carried six U.S. soldier patients to evacuate them to a hospital.
Source of Information
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
Aircraft collision during takeoff.Aircraft collision during takeoff.Share on:
