Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-108879
Location: Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU) –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Runway 29Runway 29
Category: Accident
A heavy landing occurred at Bankstown, resulting in the loss of the flight engineer. The pilot, 2nd Lt George C. Fitzpatrick, was involved.A heavy landing occurred at Bankstown, resulting in the loss of the flight engineer. The pilot, 2nd Lt George C. Fitzpatrick, was involved.
Description
Made a heavy landing at Bankstown and overshot runway 29, killing the flight engineer. The pilot was 2nd Lt George C. Fitzpatrick.
Source of Information
http://web.archive.org/web/20160326034605/http://www.adastron.com:80/dc-3/ozcensus.htmhttp://web.archive.org/web/20160326034605/http://www.adastron.com:80/dc-3/ozcensus.htmPrimary Cause
Heavy landing conditions and overshoot of runway 29.Heavy landing conditions and overshoot of runway 29.Share on:
