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| Date: | Sunday 13 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-52C (DC-3-402) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-7701 |
| MSN: | 4136 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Springs Golf Club, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU) |
Takeoff accident due to engine failure (Cat.5). Three occupants were injured.
After the accident, the aircraft was used as a ground instructional airframe.
Sources:
Evening Star 14 September 1942
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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