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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1950 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas A-26B-DL Invader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF (CT ANG) |
| Registration: | 44-34716 |
| MSN: | 27995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Poquonnock River, Groton, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bradley Field, CT |
| Trumbull Field, Groton, CT |
Overshot runway in bad weather and crashed into the Poquonnock River.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://books.google.nl/books?id=vJItAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=%C2%A0plane+crash&article_id=827,4746116&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2l6CFpvqLAxVJgP0HHRzXNz04RhDoAXoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=%C2%A0plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2025 12:27 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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