ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244803
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Date: | Thursday 18 August 1949 |
Time: | night |
Type: | Douglas C-54G (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 45-626 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Harmon Field, NFL -
Canada
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Azores |
Destination airport: | Westover Field, MA via Harmon Field |
Narrative:Ditched in St. Georges Bay. Three crew and 32 officers, on return from duty in the Berlin Airlift, reached the coast on dinghies and rafts.
Sources:
Evening Star 19 August 1949, p1
AAIR ? (dead link)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Nov-2020 14:23 |
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