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| Date: | Thursday 9 November 1944 |
| Time: | 02:50 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-107438 |
| MSN: | 7457 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5,6 km ENE off Marathon-Florida Keys Airport, FL (MTH) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marathon-Florida Keys Airport, FL (MTH/KMTH) |
Crashed into Marathon Bay shortly after takeoff from runway 7.
Sources:
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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