ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337485
| Date: | Tuesday 25 December 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-48315 |
| MSN: | 25576/14131 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6,5 km E of Ontario, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Ontario International Airport, CA (ONT/KONT) |
The aircraft was stolen by two non-pilot ground crew members. It crashed and burned four miles from the airport.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Santa Cruz Sentinel 26 December 1945, p8
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