Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15502
Location: Bayreuth Advanced Landing Ground ALG R-26 (BYU) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The C-47 aircraft.The C-47 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A USAAF C-47 Douglas aircraft struck another USAAF C-47 Douglas aircraft during landing on a muddy runway at Bayreuth-Advanced Landing Ground R-26, Germany. This resulted in damage to the struck aircraft.A USAAF C-47 Douglas aircraft struck another USAAF C-47 Douglas aircraft during landing on a muddy runway at Bayreuth-Advanced Landing Ground R-26, Germany. This resulted in damage to the struck aircraft.
Description
The USAAF Douglas C-47 43-15502 (c/n 19968) struck another USAAF C-47 43-15350 (c/n 19816) during landing on muddy runway at Bayreuth-Advanced Landing Ground R-26, Germany.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Muddy runway conditions likely contributed to the impact.Muddy runway conditions likely contributed to the impact.Share on:
