42-6471

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Safety history

  • September 22, 1943Accident

    After rotation from Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport, the aircraft encountered problem to gain height when it hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 1,200 meters past the runway end. All twenty occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were as follow: ceiling at 2,000 feet, horizontal visibility estimated at 11 km and light wind. Crew: 1st Lt Dale Johnson, 2nd Lt Jasper A. Lagattuta, 1st Lt Kermit R. Peasley.

    Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) · 20 fatalities