Narrative:
Forced landing after midair fire.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1948 |
| Type: |  Curtiss R5C-1 (C-46) |
| Operator: | United States Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 50710 |
| MSN: | 154 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Forced landing after midair fire.
Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe BaugherPhotos
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