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| Date: | Monday 16 June 1952 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman JRF-5 Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Aeronautics Administration, Anchorage |
| Registration: | N103 |
| MSN: | B-110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bering Glacier, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | Katalla, AK |
| Yakataga, AK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing on a glacier after an engine failure, crashed and caught fire.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020662/1952-06-20/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=06%2F16%2F1952&index=0&date2=06%2F20%2F1952&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Witzel&proxdistance=5&state=Alaska&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Witzel&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2023 10:02 | Cobar | Added |
| 30-Jul-2023 10:12 | Cobar | Updated |
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