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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 1945 |
| Time: | 14:36 |
| Type: |  Douglas A-26C Invader |
| Owner/operator: | 127th BU USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-35553 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 miles west of Burlington, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florence AAF, SC (FLO/KFLO) |
Crashed after a mid-air collision in bad weather with Eastern Airlines DC-3 NC25647.
Both occupants of the A-26C lost their lives.
One person aboard the airliner, a passenger, was killed when the propeller blades of the partially severed left engine of the DC-3 penetrated the fuselage.
The DC-3 was belly landed without further loss of life.
Sources:
Aviation Archeology-Stateside USAAF accidents, 1945.
Joe Baugher USAAF Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Aug-2011 14:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Jan-2015 06:20 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2015 08:41 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 20-Jan-2015 00:28 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Dec-2016 16:19 | angels one five | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Mar-2020 18:09 | DB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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