Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 May 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15323
Location: Ergolding Advanced Landing Ground R-73 –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-47A 43-15351 aircraftC-47A 43-15351 aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47A 43-15351 aircraft crashed on takeoff and caught fire, resulting in the death of at least one occupant. The aircraft was subsequently damaged beyond repair at Ergolding Advanced Landing Ground R-73, potentially due to damage from a preceding incident involving aircraft msn 19817.A C-47A 43-15351 aircraft crashed on takeoff and caught fire, resulting in the death of at least one occupant. The aircraft was subsequently damaged beyond repair at Ergolding Advanced Landing Ground R-73, potentially due to damage from a preceding incident involving aircraft msn 19817.
Description
Crashed on takeoff and caught fire. At least one occupant was killed. On the same day Douglas C-47A 43-15351 (msn 19817) was reported damaged beyond repair at Ergolding Advanced Landing Ground R-73. Possibly this aircraft was hit by 43-15323.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Possible damage from a preceding incident involving aircraft msn 19817.Possible damage from a preceding incident involving aircraft msn 19817.Share on:
