Narrative:
Crashed in Cook Inlet during instrument training flight.
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 2 September 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-48713 |
| MSN: | 25974/14529 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 17 km (10.6 mls) E off Anchorage, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), United States of America |
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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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