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| Date: | Monday 24 November 1947 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Beechcraft JRB-3 (C-45) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 76748 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Queens, Long Island, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Norfolk, VA |
| Floyd Bennett Field, NY |
Crashed into a vacant lot after lost in darkness and fog. Lt Cmdr Charles V. Schug (36) and Photographer's Mate 1/c Frederick Walters (38).
Sources:
The Evening Star 25 November 1947, pA22
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2022 17:03 | TB | Added |
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