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| Date: | Sunday 13 April 1958 |
| Time: | 08:43 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-133A Cargomaster |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-0146 |
| MSN: | 44716 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 10 km N of Georgetown, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dover AFB, DE (DOV/KDOV) |
| Dover AFB, DE (DOV/KDOV) |
Crashed inverted into a forest during a local flight test, 17 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
The Deseret News - Apr 14, 1958
Cargomaster down: Almost 60 years ago (scsuntimes.com, 27 March 2017)
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