Accident Cessna T-50 NC....,
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Date:Wednesday 15 January 1947
Time:19:35
Type:Cessna T-50
Owner/operator:private
Registration: NC....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 mi from Wake Forest, NC -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Savannah, GA
Destination airport:Washington, DC
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Twin-engined civil plane "Cessna type" emergency landing after running out of fuel in foggy weather, hit a tree crashed and exploded.

Sources:

Wilmington Morning Star 16 January 1947, p1.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1947-01-16/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=01%2F16%2F1947&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Sherwin+SHERWIN&proxdistance=5&date2=01%2F22%2F1947&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Sherwin&dateFilterType=range&page=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Dec-2018 19:59 TB Added
22-Feb-2021 21:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Feb-2021 09:37 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]

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