- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: April 20, 1945
Time: 0640
Location: Sweetwater, Texas
Operator: Military - U.S. Army Air Forces
Flight #: ?
Route: Midland, TX - Nashville, TN
AC Type: Douglas C-47-DL
Registration: 41-18451
cn / ln: 4513
Aboard: 25   (passengers:22  crew:3)
Fatalities: 25   (passengers:22  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Broke-up after entering an area of thunderstorms. Initial structural failure involved the elevator followed by the entire aircraft.
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