Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 6 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-18632
Location: 2,4 km E of Lige-Bierset Advanced Landing Ground A-93 –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-47 transport planes (42-100892 and 41-18632)C-47 transport planes (42-100892 and 41-18632)
Category: Accident
A C-47 transport plane crash occurred near a coal mine in Lige-Bierset Advanced Landing Ground A-93, Belgium, due to poor visibility conditions.A C-47 transport plane crash occurred near a coal mine in Lige-Bierset Advanced Landing Ground A-93, Belgium, due to poor visibility conditions.
Description
Two C-47 transport planes (42-100892 and 41-18632) crashed at a cole mine near Lige-Bierset Advanced Landing Ground A-93 in Belgium in poor visibility conditions.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/monument-c-47s-42-100892-code-s2-41-18632-q9http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/monument-c-47s-42-100892-code-s2-41-18632-q9Primary Cause
Poor visibility conditions likely contributed to the crash.Poor visibility conditions likely contributed to the crash.Share on:
