Airplane Crash - Near Premier, West Virginia 07/01/1942
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Premier, West Virginia
Date | 07/01/1942 |
Time | 12:00 |
Location | Near Premier, West Virginia |
Operator | Military - U.S. Army Air Forces |
Route | Battle Creek - Florence, SC |
Type | Douglas C-49E |
Registration | 42-56093 |
Cn/In | 1976 |
Aboard | 21 |
Fatalities | 21 |
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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