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| Date: | Tuesday 6 September 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 50-097 |
| MSN: | 43235 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 69 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM (ABQ) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque-Kirtland AFB, NM (KIKR) |
| Riverside-March AFB, CA (RIV/KRIV) |
Crashed during takeoff in strong crosswind.
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