Accident Douglas C-47D (DC-3) 43-48713,
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Date:Friday 2 September 1949
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47D (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-48713
MSN: 25974/14529
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:17 km E off Anchorage, AK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in Cook Inlet during instrument training flight.

Sources:

Lewiston Morning Tribune - Sep 3, 1949
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)

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