Accident Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4) 42-72252, Saturday 11 November 1944
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Date:Saturday 11 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-72252
MSN: 10357
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:80 km NE off Oahu Island, HI -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Novato-Hamilton AFB, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed while en route from Novato-Hamilton AFB, California to Hawaii.

Sources:

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

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