Date & Time:
Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-23801
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Alliance - Sedalia
MSN:
9663
YOM:
1943
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
3
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On final approach to Sedalia AFB, at a height of 50 feet, the aircraft bank left, stalled and crashed short of runway 31, bursting into flames. Three passengers and three crew members were killed while 13 others occupants were injured.
Those killed were:
1st Lt James H. Pate,
1st Lt Charles E. Fairman,
2nd Lt William C. Williams III,
Sgt Clarence H. Fleck,
Sgt Ernest M. Wabzeck,
Pvt Edgar S. Dukes.
Those killed were:
1st Lt James H. Pate,
1st Lt Charles E. Fairman,
2nd Lt William C. Williams III,
Sgt Clarence H. Fleck,
Sgt Ernest M. Wabzeck,
Pvt Edgar S. Dukes.
