Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 13 October 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100640
Location: within Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor, Devon –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: C-47A transport planeC-47A transport plane
Category: Accident
A C-47A transport plane inbound to RAF Exeter was diverted to RAF Western Zoyland due to poor visibility. The pilot initiated a diversion to Western Zoyland, but received a conflicting magnetic heading from the radar, leading to an impact with a stone wall on a hillside.A C-47A transport plane inbound to RAF Exeter was diverted to RAF Western Zoyland due to poor visibility. The pilot initiated a diversion to Western Zoyland, but received a conflicting magnetic heading from the radar, leading to an impact with a stone wall on a hillside.
Description
The C-47A transport plane was inbound from Villacoublay, France, but was not able to land at RAF Exeter due to poor visibility. The pilot decided to divert to RAF Western Zoyland, but received the reciprocal of the required QDM (magnetic heading). The flight continued in clouds over high terrain until it impacted a stone wall on a hillside.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Poor visibility conditions caused by reduced visibility.Poor visibility conditions caused by reduced visibility.Share on:
