File:PBY over DC-4 crashsite Newfoundland 1946.jpeg

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The shadow of a U.S. Coast Guard Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina at the crash site of a Belgian SABENA Douglas DC-4, circa 35 km south-west of Gander International Airport, Newfoundland.

The DC-4 OO-CBG crashed due to a pilot error on the approach to Gander on the flight from Brussels (Belgium) to New York (USA) on 18 September 1946, killing 27 of 44 people on board. Rescue teams, mainly from the U.S. Coast Guard, made the first helicopter rescue and saved the remaining passengers, most of whom were injured.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1993.501.073.099
Author U.S. Navy
Camera location48° 41′ 30″ N, 54° 55′ 20″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap

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DC-4 crash SABENA Newfoundland 1946

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18 September 1946

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48°41'30.001"N, 54°55'19.999"W

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    • Vliegtuigongeluk bij Gander Airport op 18 september 1946
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    • 比利時航空

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