Narrative:
Crashed and burned on a mountain while flying trough a snow squall on a ferry flight.
» Spokane Daily Chronicle 8 April 1952, p2
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 7 April 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-17210 |
| MSN: | 22160 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Jefferson City, MT ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Great Falls AFB, MT (GFA/KGFA), United States of America |
| Oakland Municipal Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK), United States of America |
Crashed and burned on a mountain while flying trough a snow squall on a ferry flight.
Classification:
Sources:
» The Straits Times 9 April 1952, p3» Spokane Daily Chronicle 8 April 1952, p2
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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 Great Falls AFB, MT to Oakland Municipal Airport, CA as the crow flies is 1401 km (875 miles).
Distance from Great Falls AFB, MT to Oakland Municipal Airport, CA as the crow flies is 1401 km (875 miles).
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