Accident Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3) 45-930,
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Date:Thursday 18 July 1946
Time:21:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 45-930
MSN: 34192/16933
Year of manufacture:1945
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:6,5 km N of Goodland, KS -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Topeka-Forbes AFB, KS (FOE/KFOE)
Destination airport:Aurora-Lowry AFB, CO
Narrative:
Crashed in a wheat stubblefield during a severe electrical storm.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Ellensburg Daily Record - Jul 19, 1946

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