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| Date: | Monday 26 November 1956 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 2 mi NE of Bakalar AFB, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seward AFB, TN |
"Troop carrier plane" hit power line, slide 200ft along railroad track, bounced into a field, broke in half and caught fire. Crew escaped injured. ** "C-46" on training flight during instrument landing.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 26 November 1956, p1
**The News-Sentinel 28 November 1956, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 21:06 | TB | Added |
| 28-May-2019 05:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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