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| Date: | Monday 6 July 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C-45B Expeditor |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-35565A |
| MSN: | 6017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sparta, WI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp McCoy AAF, WI |
| Wright-Patterson, Dayton, OH |
Crashed into a swamp shortly after take-off and caught fire.
Sources:
AAIR
Fatal Coast Guard Accidents
Evening Star 8 July 1953
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2015 11:15 | TB | Added |
| 19-Nov-2017 21:39 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 20-Nov-2017 13:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Source, ] |
| 15-Dec-2017 19:31 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2017 19:32 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 17-Nov-2020 20:59 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Sep-2025 10:58 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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