Accident Lockheed R5O Lodestar ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244704
 
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Date:Thursday 17 May 1945
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed R5O Lodestar
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Beltsville, MD -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Anacostia NAS, MD (13:15)
Destination airport:local
Narrative:
Naval Lockheed transport plane on a local passenger flight crashed on a farm minutes after take-off.

Sources:

Evening Star 18 May 1945, pA4

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2020 16:06 TB Added
07-Nov-2020 18:59 TB Updated [Narrative]
29-Nov-2020 20:08 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
30-Nov-2020 09:44 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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