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Crash of a Boeing B-29A-60-BN Superfortress near Spokane: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Operator:
Registration:
44-62063
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
11540
Location:
Spokane
Washington
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in a mountainous area located some 30 miles northeast of Spokane. Five crew members were killed and five others were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DK near Borja: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-48296
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
25557
YOM:
1944
Location:
Borja
Loreto
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous and uninhabited area located some 60 km southwest of Borja, Peru. The wreckage was found ten days later and all five occupants were killed, among them Colonel John R. Hawkins, Chief of the USAF in Peru.

Crash of a Douglas C-54D-5-DC in San Juan de Marcona: 14 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1947 at 0855 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
42-72554
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
La Paz – Lima
MSN:
10659
YOM:
1945
Location:
San Juan de Marcona
Ica
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
Enroute to Lima, it is believed that an engine caught fire. Most probably, the crew decided to divert to the Marcona Naval Station but the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a desert area located near San Juan de Marcona. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 14 occupants were killed.
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