Incident Curtiss C-46 (various) ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244824
 
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Date:Saturday 27 August 1949
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Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46 (various)
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Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:West Palm Beach, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
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Narrative:
Sixteen or six C-46 transport planes were damaged/destroyed in hurrican, when tossed into twisted masses of metall and wires. One lifted and blown 0,250 miles away into a canal. Another ripped of its back... All were beeing converted from military to civil use by "United Service for Air Co". All likely stored without engines.

Sources:

Evening Star 28 August 1949

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