Airplane Crash - Near Charleston, West Virginia 04/08/1951
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Charleston, West Virginia
Date | 04/08/1951 |
Time | 11:35 |
Location | Near Charleston, West Virginia |
Operator | Military - U.S. Air Force |
Route | Godman AFB - Charleston, WV |
Type | Douglas C-47B-DK |
Registration | 43-48298 |
Cn/In | 25559 |
Aboard | 21 |
Fatalities | 21 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The aircraft crashed into a wooded area, 8 miles NE of Charlston, after making a final turn to land at Kanawha County Airport. Both wings were sheared off and the aircraft burst into flames. |
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