Accident Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor 44-87142,
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Date:Monday 19 May 1947
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 44-87142
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 mi S of Windsor, ON -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wright Field, OH
Destination airport:Selfridge Field, MI
Narrative:
Crashed in a thunderstorm.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
The Nome Nugget 21 May 1947

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2015 16:13 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source]
07-Aug-2018 17:34 TB Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Dec-2018 18:16 TB Updated [Source]
07-Nov-2020 20:58 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]

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