CFIT Accident Douglas C-54D (DC-4) 43-17210,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335617
 

Date:Monday 7 April 1952
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54D (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-17210
MSN: 22160
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Jefferson City, MT -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Great Falls AFB, MT (GFA/KGFA)
Destination airport:Oakland Municipal Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK)
Narrative:
Crashed and burned on a mountain while flying trough a snow squall on a ferry flight.

Sources:

The Straits Times 9 April 1952, p3
Spokane Daily Chronicle 8 April 1952, p2

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