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The C-53 transport plane struck trees on a mountainside, crashed and burst into flames.
» Schenectady Gazette - Aug 17, 1942
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 15 August 1942 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-6463 |
| MSN: | 4915 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) E of Garnet Peak, MA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hempstead Plains-Mitchell Field, NY, United States of America |
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The C-53 transport plane struck trees on a mountainside, crashed and burst into flames.
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» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Schenectady Gazette - Aug 17, 1942
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