Gander – Shannon

On May 5, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Gander – Shannon experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Superior Oil Corporation, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in unclear circumstances. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Shannon, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended five days later, on May 10, as no trace of the aircraft nor both crew members was found.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC17645, MSN 13978/25423, year of manufacture 1944.