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Leith Hill multiple aircraft accident
A C-47, of the type involved in the accident
Accident
Date
26 November 1944 (1944-11-26)
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain in bad weather
Site
Leith Hill, Surrey, England 51°10′33″N0°22′11″W / 51.17583°N 0.36972°W / 51.17583; -0.36972
Aircraft type
Douglas C-47A-30-DK
Operator
United States Army Air Force
Registration
42-92837
42-93754
43-47975
Flight origin
Advanced Landing Ground "A-4, France
Destination
Chalgrove Airfield, England
Fatalities
13
Survivors
0
On 26 November 1944, four C-47 transport aircraft of the 442nd Operations Group departed from Advanced Landing Ground "A-4 in Pays de la Loire, northern France, en route to Chalgrove Airfield, Oxfordshire, England. The C-47s were flying in a Diamond formation. After crossing the English Channel low cloud forced the aircraft to descend from 1,500 feet to 1,200 feet. Three of the four C-47 descended another 200 feet, and shortly thereafter, the three C-47s crashed into the side of Leith Hill, the highest summit of the Greensand Ridge. The crash killed all thirteen crewmen on the three C-47, five on 43–47975, five on 42-93754 & three on 42–92837. The fourth C-47 landed safely at Chalgrove Airfield.[1][2][3]
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