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| Date: | Sunday 3 June 1951 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-57761 |
| MSN: | 10131 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4,5 km SSW of New Boston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF, KY (HOP/KHOP) |
| Lawton Municipal Airport, OK (LAW/KLAW) |
Crashed into pasture and burned. Some occupants bailed out.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
San Bernardino Sun 7 June 1951, p1
San Bernardino Sun 4 June 1951, p1
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