Narrative:
Crashed into pasture and burned. Some occupants bailed out.
» San Bernardino Sun 7 June 1951, p1
» San Bernardino Sun 4 June 1951, p1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 3 June 1951 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-57761 |
| MSN: | 10131 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 4,5 km (2.8 mls) SSW of New Boston, TX ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY (HOP/KHOP), United States of America |
| Lawton Municipal Airport, OK (LAW/KLAW), United States of America |
Crashed into pasture and burned. Some occupants bailed out.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» San Bernardino Sun 7 June 1951, p1
» San Bernardino Sun 4 June 1951, p1
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY to Lawton Municipal Airport, OK as the crow flies is 1007 km (629 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY to Lawton Municipal Airport, OK as the crow flies is 1007 km (629 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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