Date:	Thursday 5 August 1948
Time:
Type:	Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Navy
Registration:	17285
MSN:	25950/14505
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	18 km from Miami NAS, FL -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU/KNGU)
Destination airport:	Opa-locka Airport, FL (OPF/KOPF)

Narrative:
Crashed after midair collision with civilian Boeing Stearman plane. Both pilots of the Stearman parachuted to safety.

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