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| Date: | Monday 17 January 1955 |
| Time: | 05:15 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 131639 |
| MSN: | 4140 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 112 km SW off Stephenville, NL, Canada -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT/CYJT) |
| Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
Super Constellation 131639 departed Stephenville on a flight to Patuxent River NAS (NHK). While over Prince Edward Island the crew reported that two engines were out. A Boeing B-29 Superfortress escorted the plane back towards Stephenville, but lost visual contact with the plane.
It crashed into the sea.
Sources:
13 Believed dead in plane crash: sight empty rafts (Holland Evening Sentinel, 1955-01-17)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2024 22:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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