44-86333

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Safety history

  • September 26, 1949Accident

    En route from Smoky Hill AFB to Tinker AFB, the crew apparently encountered an unexpected situation. While circling over Talihina, the airplane entered a flat spin and crashed in a wooded area located 10 km southwest of town, bursting into flames. All 13 crew members were killed. Crew: 1st Lt Robert B. Black, pilot, 1st Lt Harold S. Spicer, copilot, M/Sgt William H. Day, flight engineer, Cpl Theodore P. Sells, assistant to flight engineer, 1st Lt Philip L. Benefiel, navigator, S/Sgt Charles G. S

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