Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 June 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-72372
Location: 96 km ESE of Biskra Airport (BSK) –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-54B aircraftC-54B aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-54B aircraft crashed in Algeria due to severe turbulence, approximately 75 miles southeast of Biskra, France West Africa.A C-54B aircraft crashed in Algeria due to severe turbulence, approximately 75 miles southeast of Biskra, France West Africa.
Description
The C-54B took off from Casablanca, French West Africa (now Morocco) on a ferrying flight to Karachi, India. The aircraft crashed, due to severe turbulence, 75 miles southeast of Biskra, Algeria.
Source of Information
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/397793/lawrence-g-boyts, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/397793/lawrence-g-boyts, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
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