Accident Douglas C-54G-1-DO (DC-4) 45-489,
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Date:Saturday 25 May 1946
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54G-1-DO (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 45-489
MSN: 35942/DO336
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing, written off
Category:Accident
Location:ca 480 km E of Guam -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kwajalein Airport (KWA/PKWA)
Destination airport:Guam (unknown airport)
Narrative:
Disappeared on a flight between Kwajalein and Guam.
A Boeing B-17G (44-83783) also disappeared during a search mission.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Madera Tribune 3 June 1946, p1

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