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| Date: | Thursday 20 August 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54G-10-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-602 |
| MSN: | 36055 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 7,5 km NE of Homestead AFB, FL (HST) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Homestead AFB, FL (HST/KHST) |
Crashed and burned in a swamp just after take-off. The occupants suffered minor injuries.
Sources:
Sarasota Herald-Tribune 21 August 1970, p7A
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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