Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 14 March 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100781
Location: near Prosnes –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-47 transport planes, specifically the right-hand propeller.C-47 transport planes, specifically the right-hand propeller.
Category: Accident
A formation of 42 C-47 transport planes executed a practice paratroop and paradrop mission from Reims airfield A-79. During the exercise, a right-hand propeller detached from 42-100781, resulting in loss of altitude and subsequent crash, resulting in the deaths of all four crew members and six paratroopers.A formation of 42 C-47 transport planes executed a practice paratroop and paradrop mission from Reims airfield A-79. During the exercise, a right-hand propeller detached from 42-100781, resulting in loss of altitude and subsequent crash, resulting in the deaths of all four crew members and six paratroopers.
Description
A formation of 42 C-47 transport planes took off from Reims airfield A-79 for a practice paratroop and paradrop mission. During the exercise the right hand propeller of 42-100781 separated from the engine. The airplane lost altitude and struck several paratroopers on the way down. The airplane crashed, killing all four crew members and six paratroopers./
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.airbornetroopcarrier.com/mistradegy%20at%20reims.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.airbornetroopcarrier.com/mistradegy%20at%20reims.htmlPrimary Cause
Propeller detachment during a paratroop and paradrop mission.Propeller detachment during a paratroop and paradrop mission.Share on:
