Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-93244
Location: Rockhampton Airfield, QLD –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Port aileronPort aileron
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft crashed on the 043-degree runway at Rockhampton Airfield, resulting in minor damage to the port aileron. No personnel were injured.A C-47 aircraft crashed on the 043-degree runway at Rockhampton Airfield, resulting in minor damage to the port aileron. No personnel were injured.
Description
Crashed on take off at the end of the 043 degree runway at Rockhampton Airfield and ran into another C-47 (42-92928 . No personnel were injured. The port aileron of 42-92928 was damaged.
Source of Information
https://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld164.htmhttps://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld164.htmPrimary Cause
Port aileron damage to the C-47 aircraft.Port aileron damage to the C-47 aircraft.Share on:
