Accident Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) 43-48142,
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Date:Wednesday 26 December 1951
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas VC-47A (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-48142
MSN: 25403/13958
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:77 km E of Redding, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Spokane-Fairchild AFB, WA (SKA/KSKA)
Destination airport:Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU/KSUU)
Narrative:
Impacted terrain, killing all eight on board.

Sources:

The Daily Express 27 December 1951
El Litoral 27-12-1951
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)

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