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| Date: | Tuesday 18 January 1949 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54G-15-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-563 |
| MSN: | 36016 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km E of Fassberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF/EDBB) |
| Faßberg Air Base (ETHS) |
Crashed and burned 10 km E of Fassberg, Germany. The Skymaster was part of Berlin Airlift. Pilot 1st/Lt. Robert Porter Weaver (30) fatally injured.
Sources:
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Huschke, Wolfgang J. /Die Rosinenbomber
Die Rosinenbomber, Die Berliner Luftbrücke 1948/49
The Unheralded: Men an Woman of the Berlin Blockade and Airlift/Edward Gere
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2025 16:53 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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