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| Date: | Saturday 11 July 1953 |
| Time: | c. 03:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft SNB-5 (C-45) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 39776 |
| MSN: | 4417 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 mi E of Oil City, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cleveland, OH |
| Floyd Bennett Field, NY |
Crashed in wooded area apparently due to engine trouble. Lt Frank Lawrence Nelson (31) and Cmdr William Reynold Eddins (32).
Sources:
The Pittsburgh Press 12 July 1953, p9
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2022 07:55 | TB | Added |
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