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Crash of a Douglas B-23 Dragon in Mount Shasta

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC44890
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2746
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in flames in a dirt field located near Mount Shasta. All four occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. It was the property of Howard Hughes.