‘The Last Flight Of 43/30719’ by Frank Donaldson of The Warplane Research Group of Ireland 1984 This is the story of the American Air Force C47 Skytrain which crashed ino the mountain cliffs of Cumeenapéiste near Corrán Tuathal Kerry on December 17th 1943. The aircraft was on route to Land’s End, England from Indiana USA via Morocco but strayed off course due to adverse weather conditions. It wasn’t until February 3rd of the following year that the wreckage and crew were discovered by a local sheep farmer.
Acknowledgements ‘The Last Flight Of 43/30719’ by Frank Donaldson of The Warplane Research Group of Ireland 1984 Compiled and Edited by Thomas O Sullivan Produced by Killorglin Archive Society © 2015 Killorglin Archive Society. All Rights Reserved