Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 12 September 1943
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-56037
Location: Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
An engine failure on an aircraft resulted in a crash into a RAF barracks.An engine failure on an aircraft resulted in a crash into a RAF barracks.
Description
Engine failure; crashed into RAF barracks.
Source of Information
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