ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202612
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| Date: | Friday 26 August 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 44-77562 |
| MSN: | 32958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Joplin Airport, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grandview AFB, MO |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
*Tyre blew on landing and landing gear foldet under the strain. Skidded 150yards along the runway and caught fire.
**undershot the runway, ripped off its landing gear in a ditch and skidded to a stop on ist belly about 200yards along the runway. A fire doused quickly by firemen.
Sources:
*San Bernardino Sun 27 August 1955, p1
**Youngstown Vindicator 27 August 1955, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2017 19:54 | TB | Added |
| 17-Jun-2019 19:46 | TB | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2022 23:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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