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| Date: | Friday 13 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-107437 |
| MSN: | 7456 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
One engine burst into flames on a routine test flight. The aircraft then ground looped during an emergency landing at New York-La Guardia Airport, New York, USA. The aircraft was consumed by fire but the six crew escaped.
Sources:
Evening Star 14 July 1945, pA6
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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