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| Date: | Friday 10 October 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123 Provider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-4521 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chesapeake Bay off Cape Henry, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL |
| Otis AFB, MA |
Three crew members (a staff sergeant and two crew mates) ordered to bail out from a burning cargo plane over Chesapeake Bay. One picked up by boat seriously injured.
Sources:
The Free Lance-Star 11 October 1958, p1
https://books.google.nl/books?id=AvE0AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=Chesapeake+Bay&article_id=2475,4033122&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRoJP6po6KAxVKwAIHHRCVALMQ6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=Chesapeake%20Bay&f=false
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2022 14:27 | TB | Added |
| 04-Dec-2024 14:56 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 22-Dec-2024 09:52 | CJT | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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