- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 20, 1945 |
Time: | 0640 |
Location: | Sweetwater, Texas |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Army Air Forces |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Midland, TX - Nashville, TN |
AC Type: | Douglas C-47-DL |
Registration: | 41-18451 |
cn / ln: | 4513 |
Aboard: | 25 (passengers:22 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 25 (passengers:22 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Broke-up after entering an area of thunderstorms. Initial structural failure involved the elevator followed by the entire aircraft. |
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