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17:1950 Myrtle Beach USAF C-46D crash
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927:Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304
319:"July 1950 USAF Accident Reports"
298:"Death Toll Of 39 In Plane Crash"
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1062:Allegheny Airlines Flight 371
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962:Northeast Airlines Flight 285
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709:Cubana de Aviación Flight 493
680:Myrtle Beach USAF C-46D crash
568:Heathrow Vickers Viking crash
488:Myrtle Beach USAF C-46D crash
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768:American Airlines Flight 910
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892:United Air Lines Flight 629
886:United Air Lines Flight 409
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78:United States Air Force
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109:Destination
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361:2016-01-05
329:2016-01-05
304:2016-01-05
280:2016-01-05
222:(state of
141:Fatalities
125:Passengers
46:1950-07-23
224:Tennessee
220:Nashville
149:Survivors
117:Occupants
83:Call sign
209:Accident
189:Aircraft
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75:Operator
62:Aircraft
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1083:Alaska
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464:Mar 12
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203:TC-46D
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251:Notes
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