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| Date: | Thursday 3 February 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft JRB-4 (C-45) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 90550 |
| MSN: | 7174 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sierra Nevada, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Inyokern, CA (06:30) |
| Alameda, CA (08:30) |
Crashed in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Wreckage found on April 22, 1949 in Indian Wells Canyon near Owens Peak. Two pilots and five civil scientists.
Sources:
El Tiempo 5 February 1949, p1
San Bernardino Sun 4 February 1949, p1
Madera Tribune 16 February 1949, p1
San Bernardino Sun 23 April 1949, p2
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| 31 May 1956 | MM61742 | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI | 4 | Ospedaletto di Istrana (TV) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2014 20:02 | TB | Added |
| 26-Apr-2014 18:54 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2017 16:16 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2017 16:41 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, ] |
| 17-Jan-2018 19:35 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2018 19:51 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Sep-2022 16:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 02-Jun-2023 17:07 | Cobar | Updated |
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