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| Date: | Sunday 4 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-76412 |
| MSN: | 32744/15996 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Qrendi -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tripoli-Wheelus Air Base (MJI/HLLM) |
| Alconbury RAF Station (AYH/EGWZ) |
Landed gear up on an abandoned airfield near Hal Far following a double engine failure.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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