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Crash of a Douglas C-54E-10-DO Skymaster near Raynesford: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-9091
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
27317
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a routine training flight, the airplane crashed into a 7,640-foot peak of the Highwood Mountains near Reynesford. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Arthur J. Lacey, pilot,
Lt Myron Chamberlin, copilot,
S/Sgt Charles T. Van Fossen.