Date:	Thursday 28 February 1952
Time:
Type:	Douglas VC-47D (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	43-49226
MSN:	26487/15042
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Sydney, NS -   Canada
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Springfield-Westover AFB, MA (CEF/KCEF)
Destination airport:	Torbay RCAF Aerodrome, NL (YYT/CYYT)

Narrative:
Four crew and 14 passengers bailed out after fuel exhaustion. The aircraft had not been able to land due to a severe blizzard.

Brandon Daily Sun February 28,1952
El Siglo de Torreón 29 February 1952, p1
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)

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