Douglas DC-3 cn 18956
Frame last update: 26-May-2021
Registration: 42-100493Operator: USAAF - United States Army Air Force
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Type: Military
Status: Written Off
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| 42-100493 | xx-xx-1943 | DC-3 C-47A-65-DL | USAAF - United States Army Air Force | 29.03.44 The C-47A departed Pope Field on a training flight to Raleigh and Greensboro. It climbed to an altitude of 5000 feet and headed for Raleigh in instrument conditions. En route it experienced electrical problems. The auxiliary generator could no longer be used and the pitot tube heating failed. The pitot tube iced up, causing the airspeed indicator to give erroneous readings. The pilot attempted to descend below the overcast in order to return to Pope in visual conditions. The airplane fl | ||
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