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| Date: | Thursday 31 March 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Fayetteville-Pope AFB, NC (POB) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Fayetteville-Pope AFB, NC (POB/KPOB) |
Crashed and caught fire while attempting to land in an open field near the Pope Field officers club.
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 1 April 1949, p1
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