Accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) 42-100999, Sunday 18 January 1948
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Date:Sunday 18 January 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 42-100999
MSN: 19462
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Camp Springs-Andrews AFB, MD (ADW) -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Camp Springs-Andrews AFB, MD (ADW/KADW)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into building on takeoff. The pilot was killed.

Sources:

Evening Star 19 January 1948
El Tiempo 19 January 1948, p1

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