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Date: | Tuesday 8 September 1959 |
Time: | 14:25 |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (R4D-8) |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 50... |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | ca 7 mi W of Sulphur Springs, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Norfolk, VA |
Destination airport: | NAS Dallas, TX |
Narrative:Crash-landed on a farm after both engines failed. Four crew and six military and five civil passengers escaped unhurt.
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 9 September 1959, p1 (photos)
Revision history:
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