1956 Niles Canyon Douglas R5D-2 crash
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title:
1956 Niles Canyon Douglas R5D-2 crash
text:
On 17 February 1956 in California a United States Marine Corps Douglas R5D-2 Skymaster flying from Marine Corps Air Station El Toro to Naval Air Station Alameda crashed on approach north of Niles Canyon, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Niles, California. All 35 marines and 5 crew members died. A Marine Corps board of inquiry determined that the crash was due to "pilot error". It was the first time this type of aircraft crashed and the third major airplane crash in the Niles Canyon area in
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Airplane crash
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Niles_Canyon_Douglas_R5D-2_crash
date created:
2023-07-01T07:49:29Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T07:21:00Z
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