ASN Aircraft accident Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131588 Land's End, UK
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Date:Wednesday 10 October 1956
Time:22:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lakenheath RAF Station (LKZ/EGUL), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal
Narrative:
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.

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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