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| Date: | Tuesday 31 July 1951 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas B-26B Invader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 41-39279 |
| MSN: | 6992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi E Langley AFB, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Langley AFB, VA |
Crashed in a swamp and exploded.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
El Litoral 31 July 1951, p1
https://books.google.nl/books?id=OTdPAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=%C2%A0plane+crash&article_id=6836,6053905&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSrd-m0tyMAxWB_7sIHbHlNUw4FBDoAXoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=%C2%A0plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2012 12:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, ] |
| 13-Jan-2015 19:52 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2025 13:26 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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