Accident Douglas C-54 (DC-4) ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334083
 

Date:Thursday 15 January 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54 (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Windsor Locks-Bradley Field, CT (BDL) -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tucson-Davis Monthan AFB, AZ (DMA/KDMA)
Destination airport:Windsor Locks-Bradley Field, CT (BDL/KBDL)
Narrative:
The C-54 impacted a wooded hillside and burned. The aircraft had been descending in fog with a failure of the compass. The pilot survived the accident. The co-pilot and mechanic died.

Sources:

The Evening Independent 16 January 1959, p1+2A
Youngstown Vindicator 16 January 1959, p4

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