Status: | |
Date: | Monday 6 November 1944 |
Time: | 12:00 |
Type: | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 39063 |
MSN: | 9941 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Jacksonville NAS, FL (NIP) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A Douglas R4D-5 Navy transport plane crashed into St Johns River following a mid-air collision with a US Navy Goodyear FG-1A Corsair (13334). All 18 on both planes killed.
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The Miami News - Nov 7, 1944»
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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- 1232nd loss
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