Accident Douglas R5D-2 (DC-4) 50852, Thursday 5 June 1969
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Date:Thursday 5 June 1969
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas R5D-2 (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 50852
MSN: 10429
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:China Lake NAF, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Los Alamitos NAS, CA (KSLI)
Destination airport:China Lake NAF, CA
Narrative:
Nosewheel collapsed on landing; damaged beyond repair.

Sources:

USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher

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