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| Date: | Wednesday 26 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-37292 |
| MSN: | 3083 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Accra Airport (ACC) -
 Ghana
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA) |
Crashed on takeoff. The aircraft carried servicemen back to the U.S.
At least 23 passengers and crew were killed.
Sources:
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Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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