Airplane Crash - Fort Wayne, Indiana 04/28/1951
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Date | 04/28/1951 |
Time | 19:32 |
Location | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Operator | United Air Lines |
Flight # | 129 |
Route | Cleveland - Fort Wayne - South Bend - Chicago |
Type | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration | N16088 |
Cn/In | 1927 |
Aboard | 11 |
Fatalities | 11 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The aircraft crashed after being caught in a squall line with 65-85 mph winds and heavy rain. Windshear. The severe downdraft encountered which caused the aircraft to strike the ground in a near level attitude. |
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