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| Date: | Saturday 4 March 1950 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-87112 |
| MSN: | 8371 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Michigan 4 to 6 Mi E Milwaukee, WI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bolling AFB, Washington DC |
| Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, WI |
Crashed into Lake Michigan after running out of fuel.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://books.google.nl/books?id=NBNRAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA28&dq=%C2%A0plane+crash&article_id=2359,6371661&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc8uiay8WLAxVR3wIHHbsFJTY4PBDoAXoECBAQAw#v=onepage&q=%C2%A0plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2025 13:29 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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