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  Accident Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131588, Wednesday 10 October 1956
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Date:Wednesday 10 October 1956
Time:22:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6)
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 131588
MSN: 43691/321
Year of manufacture:1953
Fatalities:Fatalities: 59 / Occupants: 59
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:590 km WSW off Land's End, UK -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lakenheath RAF Station (LKZ/EGUL)
Destination airport:Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA)
Narrative:
Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Wheels and a raft were found about 370 miles west-southwest of Land's End, England.

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