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| Date: | Friday 8 August 1952 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas A-26 Invader |
| Owner/operator: | Superior Oil Company |
| Registration: | N… |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Weather near Berryville, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | St Louis, MO |
| Washington, DC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a mountain and caught fire flying in heavy rain and fog.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1952-08-08/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=08%2F08%2F1952&index=2&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Berryville&proxdistance=5&date2=08%2F12%2F1952&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Berryville&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2023 12:15 | Cobar | Added |
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