Date & Time:
Nov 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-7855
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4354
YOM:
1942
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On final approach to Oran-Tafraoui AFB, the airplane collided with birds, stalled and crashed few hundred metres short of runway, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Austin E. Otoole +4.
Crew:
Sgt Austin E. Otoole +4.
Probable cause:
Bird strike on final approach.
