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PLAN VIEW

COLLISION BETWEEN EAL
NC 36757 AND ARMY A-26
NO. 44-35553 NEAR FLORENCE,
S. C., ON JULY 12, 1945

1. Flight paths assumed as drawn because:
   1. Impact was while directions were at about right angles.
   2. A-26 had been in turn more than one minute.
2. DC3 at 170 m. p. h. in straight flight, slight descent.
3. A-26 at 220 m. p. h. at 15° bank; r=12,000′.
4. A-26 at 220 m. p. h. at 20° bank; r=8,900′.
5. ∴ Assume r=2 miles.
6. A-26 would have made about 107° of a 2-mile radius turn in one minute.

NOTE: This diagram is based on collision during flight at right angles. There is some evidence to indicate that the angle of contact was slightly more than 90°. However, if this were the case the above figures would not be changed substantially.