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Date: | Thursday 1 October 1953 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American TB-25J Mitchell |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 44-86779 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 7 mi W of Manchester, GA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Eglin AFB, FL |
Destination airport: | Andrews AFB, MD |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The plain struck the Pine Mountain at 1,340 feet, due apparently to the pilot's last-second attempt to regain altitude. One occupant survived.
Sources:
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article29280160.html St. Petersburgh Times 4 October 1953, p10A
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Nov-2012 05:39 |
gerard57 |
Added |
23-Oct-2015 15:47 |
TB |
Updated [Location] |
08-Nov-2017 18:49 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |