Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-48313
Location: Corsica ? –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: C-47B transport planeC-47B transport plane
Category: Accident
A C-47B transport plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea en route from Algiers to Florence, Italy. Due to inclement weather conditions ? overcast clouds at 2000-3000 feet with snow storms ? the flight experienced a rapid descent and impact on Corsica or the north of Pisa.A C-47B transport plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea en route from Algiers to Florence, Italy. Due to inclement weather conditions ? overcast clouds at 2000-3000 feet with snow storms ? the flight experienced a rapid descent and impact on Corsica or the north of Pisa.
Description
A C-47B transport plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea en route from Algiers, Algeria to Florence, Italy. Weather along the route was overcast clouds at 2000-3000 feet with snow storms along the way. The flight had taken off from Algiers at 11:03 hours with a planned arrival time at Florence of 15:43 hours. Last radio contact was at 15:06 when the flight was vectored down from 12,000 feet to 6,000 feet. The plane likely impacted a mountainside on Corsica or in the area to the north of Pisa, Italy.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Inadequate weather forecasting and route planning leading to a sudden and unexpected descent.Inadequate weather forecasting and route planning leading to a sudden and unexpected descent.Share on:
