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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-82A Packet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-57798 |
| MSN: | 10168 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cornwallis Island, NT -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Take-off accident due to engine failure.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 March 1949 | 45-57798 | United States Air Force - USAF | 0 | 510 km NW of Resolute Bay, NU | |
sub |
| Forced landing | ||||||
Images:
photo (c) Tim Purcell; Cornwallis Island, NT; 1950
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