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| Date: | Sunday 12 November 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-8L (Super DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 17219 |
| MSN: | 43323 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sentinel Ridge -
 Antarctica
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sentinel Ridge |
During the rollout the left landing gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. Because of the remote location, the aircraft was declared not salvageable.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
Images:
photo (c) US Navy; between Byrd Station and McMurdo, Antarctica; 1960; (publicdomain)
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