1945 — Dec 3, USAAF C-47 crash 10 miles southeast of Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina  –all 14

Compiled 12-30-2023 by Wayne Blanchard for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

–14  Aviation Safety Network. USAAF C-47 crash 10M SE of Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina.

–14  Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. “Crash…C-47…Near Carlos Pellegrini: 14 Killed.”

Narrative Information

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database, 1945, p. 129:
“Date:                          Monday 3 December 1945

“Type:                         Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)

“Operator:                   United States Army Air Force – USAF

“Registration:              43-48602

“MSN:                         25863/14418

….

“Crew:                         Fatalities:   5 / Occupants:   5

“Passengers:                Fatalities:   9 / Occupants:   9

“Total:                         Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14

“Aircraft damage:       Damaged beyond repair

“Location:                   16 km (10mls) SE of Carlos Pellegrini, CD (Argentina)

“Phase:                        En route (ENY)

“Nature:                       Military

“Departure airport:      Asuncion-Silvio Pettirossi International Airport…Paraguay

“Destination airport:    Montevideio-Carrasco Airport…Uruguay

“Narrative:                   Crashed in the wild Argentina-Brazil-Uruguay border country.”      

Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. “Crash…C-47…Near Carlos Pellegrini: 14 Killed.”

“Date:                          Dec 3, 1945…C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

“Operator:                   USAAF…43-48602

….

“Location:                   Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes…Argentina

….

“Total fatalities:           14

“Circumstances:          Enroute, while flying at a too low altitude, the aircraft hit a hill located 16

km southeast of Carlos Pellegrini, killing all 14 occupants.

“Crew:

Cpl Charles W. Brown,
Sgt Frank G. Dubinskas,
1st Lt Zane W. Gilcher,
Cpl David S. Kellogg,
1st Lt Earl S. King Jr.,
1st Lt Reuben Klein,
Pfc Theodore H. Leopold,
1st Lt Chester F. Lowe,
1st Lt Orville A. Michelsen,
1st Lt William B. Nunemaker,
Sgt James R. Roberson,
T/Sgt Richard W. Schweitzer,
Sgt Clarence Joseph Setko.”

Sources

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database, 1945, p. 129. USAAF C-47 crash 10M SE of Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina, 12-3-1945. Accessed 12-30-2023 at:

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19451203-1

Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. “Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK Near Carlos Pellegrini: 14 Killed.” Accessed 12-30-2023 at:

https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-c-47b-5-dk-near-carlos-pellegrini-14-killed