Narrative:
The aircraft crashed in the mountains near Corona, CA; all three crew died.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 14 December 1961 |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-100670 |
| MSN: | 19133 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Corona, CA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA (SBD/KSBD), United States of America |
| San Diego (unknown airport), CA, United States of America |
The aircraft crashed in the mountains near Corona, CA; all three crew died.
Sources:
» San Bernardino Sun 16 December 1961, p13» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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