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| Date: | Sunday 15 February 1953 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Beechcraft SNB-5 (C-45) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 67269 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi NW of New Paris, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Greater Pittsburgh Airport, PA |
Crashed into a mountain side 15 miles west of Bedford, PA. Lt William George Schaufler (29).
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 16 February 1953, p1
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2022 08:27 | TB | Added |
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