Accident Grumman G-44A Widgeon B-73,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75984
 
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Date:Tuesday 7 December 1948
Time:c. 16:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic G44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-44A Widgeon
Owner/operator:Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force)
Registration: B-73
MSN: 1426
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sea of Galilee (Tiberias Lake) -   Israel
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into lake attempting to land while on training flight. Trainee-pilot Ralph Moster, instructor-pilot Oliver Holton and passenger Alvin Levin.

Sources:

http://myplace.frontier.com/~anneled/IAFinventory.html#transports
http://www.sky-high.co.il/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jul-2010 15:54 TB Added
30-Jul-2010 16:18 TB Updated [Operator, Source]
14-Jan-2011 14:45 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Narrative]
29-Nov-2013 17:15 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]

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