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| Date: | Tuesday 15 February 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54M (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-9062 |
| MSN: | 27288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Celle RAF Station (ZCN) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Celle RAF Station (ZCN/ETHC) |
Crashed on landing after engine failure. Conflicting reports say the aircraft crashed at RAF Celle or 10 miles north of Celle.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
El Siglo de Torreón 16 February 1949, p9
Malaya Tribune 16 February 1949, p1
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