- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 18, 1953 |
Time: | 0410 |
Location: | Random Island, Newfoundland |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Lajes - Saint John’s - Rapid City |
AC Type: | Convair RB-36H |
Registration: | 51-13721A |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 23 (passengers:18 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:18 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft, flying low over the Atlantic Ocean, was to have flown higher when it reached the coast. Tail-winds caused the aircraft to arrive earlier and the plane hit a hill in low cloud cover. |
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