Accident Beechcraft T-7 Navigator 42-56726, Monday 10 July 1950
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Date:Monday 10 July 1950
Time:01:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft T-7 Navigator
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 42-56726
MSN: 4345
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:South Mountain 1 1/2 Mi NE Smithsburg, MD -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Middletown, PA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain in a rain storm.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1950-07-10/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=07%2F10%2F1950&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=HAGERSTOWN+Hagerstown&proxdistance=5&date2=07%2F12%2F1950&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Hagerstown&dateFilterType=range&page=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Mar-2025 13:30 Cobar Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
04-Mar-2025 13:30 Cobar Updated

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