Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 11 February 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-16394
Location: 8 km NE of Tangmere Airfield –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a loss of control and crashed into UpWaltham Hill.A small aircraft experienced a loss of control and crashed into UpWaltham Hill.
Description
Crashed into UpWaltham Hill.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/UpwalthamFourNations.html, http://www.skynet.ie/~dan/temp/C-47%2043-16394.pdfhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/UpwalthamFourNations.html, http://www.skynet.ie/~dan/temp/C-47%2043-16394.pdfPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions.Share on:
