Narrative:
Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Wheels and a raft were found about 370 miles west-southwest of Land's End, England.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 10 October 1956 |
| Time: | 22:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 131588 |
| MSN: | 43691/321 |
| First flight: | 1953 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 50 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 59 / Occupants: 59 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 590 km (368.8 mls) WSW off Land's End, UK ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lakenheath RAF Station (LKZ/EGUL), United Kingdom |
| Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal |
Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Wheels and a raft were found about 370 miles west-southwest of Land's End, England.
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Distance from Lakenheath RAF Station to Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 2588 km (1617 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Lakenheath RAF Station to Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 2588 km (1617 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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