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| Date: | Monday 27 October 1952 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C-45G Expeditor |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-11621 |
| MSN: | AF-178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hudson River, off Balmville 1 mi N of Newburgh, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stewart AFB, NY |
Forced landing in River Hudson after engine failure and sank.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 28 Octobe 1952, p3
https://books.google.nl/books?id=T7ZFAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=2925,7109846&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNtrnM26CPAxXj9LsIHV-aCDMQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2015 07:49 | TB | Added |
| 23-Aug-2025 11:20 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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