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The airplane's no.2 engine caught fire shortly after departure from RCAF Rockcliffe. One of the passengers was able to bail out safely. The other four occupants died as the airplane crashed in flames. One of those killed was American Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt.
» Probing fatal Steinhardt air plane crash (AP, 29-3-1950)
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| Date: | mardi 28 mars 1950 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47D (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 45-1065 |
| Numéro de série: | 34335/17068 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Equipage: | victimes: / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 15 km (9.4 milles) SE of Rockcliffe RCAF Station, ON ( Canada)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Rockcliffe RCAF Station, ON (YRO/CYRO), Canada |
| New York (unknown airport), NY, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The airplane's no.2 engine caught fire shortly after departure from RCAF Rockcliffe. One of the passengers was able to bail out safely. The other four occupants died as the airplane crashed in flames. One of those killed was American Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt.
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» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Probing fatal Steinhardt air plane crash (AP, 29-3-1950)
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