Loss of control Accident Douglas C-54E-5-DO (DC-4) 44-9078, Saturday 1 June 1946
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Date:Saturday 1 June 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54E-5-DO (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 44-9078
MSN: 27304
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 38
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:off Amalfi -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Cairo (unknown airport)
Destination airport:Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA)
Narrative:
Lost control and crashed after cockpit fire.

Sources:

USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher

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