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| Date: | Tuesday 21 September 1954 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-82A Packet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-57744 |
| MSN: | 10114 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 14,5 km NW of Fawnskin, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA (SBD/KSBD) |
| Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF) |
Crashed in the San Bernardino Mountains after an engine failure. Eight occupants bailed out safely before the accident.
The aircraft had departed from Norton Air Force Base at 18:15 hours after refueling there.
Sources:
Madera Tribune 22 September 1954, p1
San Bernardino Sun 23 September 1954, p30
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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