- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 06, 1945 |
Time: | 1255 |
Location: | Hindhead, England |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Army Air Forces |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Curtiss-Wright C-46D-CU |
Registration: | 44-77839 |
cn / ln: | 33235 |
Aboard: | 30 (passengers:25 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 30 (passengers:25 crew:5) |
Ground: | 1 |
Summary: | Flying low because of poor visiblity, the aircraft struck a radar tower, lost its right wing, crashed and burned. Pilot error. Flying VFR in IFR conditions. |
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