Narrative:
Crashed and burned on the Mauna Kea mountain, Hawaii, killing both crew members.
» Honolulu Star-Bulletin 14 Feb 1952
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 13 February 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47D (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-1078 |
| MSN: | 34348/17081 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mauna Kea, Hawaii ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Hilo-General Lynham Field, HI (ITO/PHTO), United States of America |
Crashed and burned on the Mauna Kea mountain, Hawaii, killing both crew members.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Honolulu Star-Bulletin 14 Feb 1952
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