ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185011
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 March 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 41-5199 |
| MSN: | 26401 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Greenville, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Floyd Bennett, NY |
Left the runway on landing, smashed a T-33 jet trainer to pieces, killing a flight instructor, caught fire and came to rest in a snack bar.
Sources:
ABC (Madrid) 30 March 1955, p41
Singapore Standard 31 March 1955, p7
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF_Monthly_1955.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2016 19:03 | TB | Added |
| 25-Mar-2019 19:02 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2021 21:05 | TB | Updated [Date] |
| 14-Oct-2023 07:18 | Cobar | Updated [[Date]] |
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