Accident Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131583,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335278
 

Date:Sunday 6 September 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6)
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 131583
MSN: 43686/308
Year of manufacture:1953
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU) -   Bermuda
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Bermuda-Kindley Field NAS (NWU)
Narrative:
The DC-6 landed short, crashed and burned. It was on a flight from England to Florida.

Sources:

US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher

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