Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100840
Location: NE of Sibret –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Right EngineRight Engine
Category: Accident
A glider tow-resupply mission to Bastogne, Belgium resulted in an aircraft incident. The airplane experienced a loss of power and nose-down landing due to a right engine fire, despite encountering significant flak. Four crew members attempted to bail out, with one parachute deployment not completing.A glider tow-resupply mission to Bastogne, Belgium resulted in an aircraft incident. The airplane experienced a loss of power and nose-down landing due to a right engine fire, despite encountering significant flak. Four crew members attempted to bail out, with one parachute deployment not completing.
Description
The airplane operated on a glider tow-resupply mission to Bastogne, Belgium. Crew members of other aircraft in the formation reported seeing the right engine on fire as the airplane went down. There was numerous flak but the eyewitnesses did not see any flak hit the airplane. The airplane went nose down about 40 degrees after the glider was released. Four crew members were seen to bail out; the parachute of one of them did not deploy.
Primary Cause
Loss of right engine power during a glider tow-resupply mission.Loss of right engine power during a glider tow-resupply mission.Share on:
