Accident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) 44-77260, Thursday 16 December 1948
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Date:Thursday 16 December 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 44-77260
MSN: 33592
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:1,8 k NE of Fairfield-Suisun AFB, CA (SUU) -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA (MCC/KMCC)
Destination airport:Fairfield-Suisun AFB, CA (SUU/KSUU)
Narrative:
Crashed on night approach.

Sources:

Madera Tribune 17 December 1948
AAIR

Revision history:

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28-Jul-2024 07:02 ASN Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ]

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