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| Date: | Friday 6 July 1956 |
| Time: | 05:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-97E Stratofreighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-0220 |
| MSN: | 16287 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 72 km NE of Goose Bay, NL -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR) |
| Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR) |
Crashed in a wooded area in the Mealy Mountains after reporting one engine on fire. The accident occurred 29 minutes after takeoff from Goose Bay Airport.
Sources:
Daily News 7 July 1956
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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