Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 24 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-48924
Location: Aldermaston-USAAF Station 467 –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-47B aircraft (42-101024, 43-15035, 43-15135, 42-32870)C-47B aircraft (42-101024, 43-15035, 43-15135, 42-32870)
Category: Accident
A C-47B aircraft crashed on takeoff from Aldermaston on 43-48924, resulting in at least one fatality. Four other C-47 aircraft were involved in a ‘taxiing accident’ on the same date and location, potentially linked or unrelated to the initial incident. Damage to C-47A 42-101024, C-47A 43-15035, C-47B 43-15135, and C-47 42-32870 were observed.A C-47B aircraft crashed on takeoff from Aldermaston on 43-48924, resulting in at least one fatality. Four other C-47 aircraft were involved in a ‘taxiing accident’ on the same date and location, potentially linked or unrelated to the initial incident. Damage to C-47A 42-101024, C-47A 43-15035, C-47B 43-15135, and C-47 42-32870 were observed.
Description
USAAF Douglas C-47B 43-48924 (msn 26185/14740) crashed on takeoff from Aldermaston. At least one occupant died in the accident. At the same date and location four other C-47 aircraft were involved in a “taxiing accident”. These aircraft may have been hit and damaged by 43-48924, or this was an unrelated accident. C-47’s involved in the “taxiing accident” were: C-47A 42-101024 (msn 19487): damaged beyond repair C-47A 43-15035 (msn 19501): damaged beyond repair C-47B 43-15135 (msn 19601): repaired C-47 42-32870 (msn 9096): repaired
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Unspecified ? Possible mechanical failure during takeoff.Unspecified ? Possible mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
