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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-49E (DC-3-DST) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-43619 |
| MSN: | 1494 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1935 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17166 hours |
| Engine model: | Wright R-1820-79 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 km from Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sedalia Army Air Field, MO (SZL/KSZL) |
| Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) |
Crashed and destroyed by fire. The pilot, co-pilot and seven passengers were killed.
Sources:
The Daily Monitor 16 October 1942
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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