Accident Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet 45-57761,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335864
 

Date:Sunday 3 June 1951
Time:13:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic C82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 45-57761
MSN: 10131
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:4,5 km SSW of New Boston, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY (HOP/KHOP)
Destination airport:Lawton Municipal Airport, OK (LAW/KLAW)
Narrative:
Crashed into pasture and burned. Some occupants bailed out.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
San Bernardino Sun 7 June 1951, p1
San Bernardino Sun 4 June 1951, p1

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