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| Date: | Wednesday 22 May 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-54G (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-585 |
| MSN: | 36038 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 km from Bedford-Hanscom AFB, MA (BED) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Springs-Andrews AFB, MD (ADW/KADW) |
| Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA (BED/KBED) |
The C-54 crashed short of the runway, skidded into woods and caught fire.
Crewman flight steward T.Sgt. Clifford H. Bernard (29) was killed, three others walked away unhurt.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 23 May 1968, p20A
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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