Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 August 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-15116
Location: near Ravolzhausen –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: C-47 transport aircraftC-47 transport aircraft
Category: Accident
Two Douglas C-47 transport aircraft, 43-16036 and 43-15116, crashed following a mid-air collision near Ravolzhausen. One aircraft crashed approximately 100 yards south of Ravolzhausen, and the other approximately 1 km north-west of Ravolzhausen.Two Douglas C-47 transport aircraft, 43-16036 and 43-15116, crashed following a mid-air collision near Ravolzhausen. One aircraft crashed approximately 100 yards south of Ravolzhausen, and the other approximately 1 km north-west of Ravolzhausen.
Description
Two USAF Douglas C-47 transport aircraft (43-16036 and 43-15116), participating in the Berlin Airlift, crashed following a mid-air collision. One aircraft crashed about 100 yards south of Ravolzhausen, the other about 1 km north-west of Ravolzhausen.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdVNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uooDAAAAIBAJ&dq=berlin%20plane&pg=6055%2C5072202https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xdVNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uooDAAAAIBAJ&dq=berlin%20plane&pg=6055%2C5072202Primary Cause
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