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| Date: | Wednesday 26 March 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25J Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 45-8802 |
| MSN: | 108-47653 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elk Grove, CA / 3mi SE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mather Field, CA |
Emergency landing due to an engine fire and crashed. One crew member bailed out safely.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAECN19470327-02.1.1&srpos=672&e=01-01-1947-31-12-1947--en--20--661-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
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