Accident Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4) 42-107427, Sunday 12 November 1944
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Date:Sunday 12 November 1944
Time:01:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-107427
MSN: 7446
Year of manufacture:1943
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 18
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Cape St. George, NL -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA)
Destination airport:Stephenville Air Base, NL (YJT/CYJT)
Narrative:
The C-54 flew into the side of a mountain 30 miles West of Harmon Field.

Sources:

The Wilmington Morning Star 15 November 1944

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