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| Date: | Saturday 14 December 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-72541 |
| MSN: | 10646 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks-Ladd Army Airfield, AK (FBK) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Ladd Army Airfield, AK (FBK/PAFB) |
The C-54 transport aircraft crashed into a metal hangar during a night take-off due to multiple engine failure. Eleven occupants were injured.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
L'Echo d'Oran 15 December 1946
San Bernardino Sun 15 December 1946
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