Accident Lockheed C-60A-LO Lodestar 42-32180, Wednesday 20 September 1944
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Date:Wednesday 20 September 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed C-60A-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-32180
MSN: 18-2200
Year of manufacture:1942
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:3 km SW of Muroc AAF, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Muroc AAF, CA (EDW/KEDW)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff accident following engine failure.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson

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