44-90485

On January 22, 1945 at 12:00 AM, 44-90485 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Dakar Dakar Region.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after take off from Dakar-Yoff Airport, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed some 10 miles northeast of the airport and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The pilot, 2nd Lt Frank L. Loftus, was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-90485.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.7328°, -17.2015°.