- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 01, 1942 |
Time: | 1200 |
Location: | Near Premier, West Virginia |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Army Air Forces |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Battle Creek - Cincinnati - Florence |
AC Type: | Douglas C-49E |
Registration: | 42-56093 |
cn / ln: | 1976 |
Aboard: | 21 (passengers:19 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:19 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Flew into a thunderstorm and was observed in a near vertical dive before crashing to the ground. Icing, possible overloading. |
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