Narrative:
Crashed on rocky terrain while on finals to Harmon AFB (YJT).
» Spokane Daily Chronicle - Jan 16, 1953
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Friday 16 January 1953 |
| Time: | 19:37 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-72558 |
| MSN: | 10663 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,5 km (0.9 mls) E of Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St. John's Airport, NL (YYT/CYYT), Canada |
| Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT/CYJT), Canada |
Crashed on rocky terrain while on finals to Harmon AFB (YJT).
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Spokane Daily Chronicle - Jan 16, 1953
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Distance from St. John's Airport, NL to Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL as the crow flies is 440 km (275 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from St. John's Airport, NL to Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL as the crow flies is 440 km (275 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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