Anybody know anything about this wreck?

Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:53 am

I was surfing and came across this. The author of the photos says it's near Gustavus, Alaska. It appears to be a C-47. Anyone else got more information?

Shay
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Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:55 am

That's gotta be one of the roughest landing strips I've ever seen. :wink:

Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:52 pm

They don't call 'em bush planes for no reason. :wink:

Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:30 am

Going through seial numbers, this could be VC-47 43-48403 but I haven't found a crash record yet.

Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:47 am

I e-mail the man who took the photos and he sent me a photo of the tail and it is ANG 0-3403.
bill word

Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:55 pm

OK, maybe this one per Baugher:

(42-)23403 (c/n 9265) to USAAF Mar 22, 1943 - North Africa May 19, 1943 - 8th AF, UK. Feb 22, 1944. To spares Nov 01, 1947

Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:24 pm

This seems to be related.

http://www.douglasdc3.com/ang/ang.htm

Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:47 pm

Here is question:

Are things at point in the Warbird community, in this day and age, that this C-47 would be considered for recovery?

If it were a D-day Veteran, would that sweet'n the deal? :wink:

Shay
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:14 pm

Anyone?

Shay
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Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:21 pm

Well, there are currently two DC-3's up for auction right now which the starting bid was $1,000.00. The last time I checked it, there wasn't a single bid on either one. And they're in much better condition than this one pictured in the wreck site. I think it would be a great adventure if someone recovered this wreck, but it would be my guess that it wouldn't happen anytime soon.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Gary

Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:04 pm

The last DC-3/C-47 will be the intact aircraft that landed in the snow on top of Mt Fuji post war.

Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:05 pm

retroaviation wrote:Well, there are currently two DC-3's up for auction right now which the starting bid was $1,000.00. The last time I checked it, there wasn't a single bid on either one. And they're in much better condition than this one pictured in the wreck site. I think it would be a great adventure if someone recovered this wreck, but it would be my guess that it wouldn't happen anytime soon.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Gary

Where would you find those auctions?

Ryan

Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:38 pm

Well, I was wrong about the bids. At least someone is interested in them...

http://www.lonestaronline.com/listings/ ... 057765#TOP

http://www.lonestaronline.com/listings/ ... 057764#TOP[/i]

Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:59 pm

Doing some research. Baugher shows C-47B 43-49404/26665 form 144th ATS (L) as crashed on November 23, 1957. Based on the Alaska Air National Guard C-47 Memorial information on date, location and the photos Identifying the C-47B at the site near Gustavus I think the wreck is C-47B 43-49403/ 26665. According to 1950 AF markings it would be 0-3403. I hope this solves the question of the identification of the wreck.

Any other updates/changes on the id would be welcome.

bill word

Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:52 pm

Gary

Regarding one of the C-47's you posted about:

http://www.lonestaronline.com/listings/details/index.cfm?itemnum=847057764

I think this bird might be 42-23399. Which according to JB's website says it served in North Africa starting on May 20, 1943. Then transferred to the 8th AF in Feb 23, 1944.

It's possible that this Gooney could conceivably could be a "D-Day" veteran.

Does "Tinker Bell" need a troopship hangar buddy?

Shay
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