Accident Fairchild C-82A Packet 45-57739, Saturday 11 November 1950
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Date:Saturday 11 November 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-82A Packet
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 45-57739
MSN: 10109
Year of manufacture:1947
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:19 km NW of Pickens, SC -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Montgomery-Maxwell AFB, AL (MXF/KMXF)
Destination airport:Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC/KGYH)
Narrative:
Crashed into Bully Mountain. A post impact fire broke out.

Sources:

Fairchild C-82 Packet website / Simon Beck
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
San Bernardino Sun 13 November 1950, p1

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