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| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47D |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-49181 |
| MSN: | 26442/14997 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bilbao Airport -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Madrid |
| Bilbao (Sondica) Airport |
Suffering engine problems on flight Madrid-Paris and attempting an emergency landing at Bilbao. Due to a tailwind, the airplane landed long and crashed into the outside embankment of the airport.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
Diario de Burgos 29 January 1958, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2024 16:27 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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