TWA Flight 277
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twa-flight-277-233-16817456
title:
TWA Flight 277
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Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 277 was a C-54 Skymaster en route from Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, to Washington, D.C., on June 20, 1944. The aircraft crashed on Fort Mountain, in Maine's Baxter State Park. All seven on board died, including six civilian crewmembers and one United States Army Air Force passenger. The flight was a scheduled contract flight for Air Transport Command. After taking off from Newfoundland, the aircraft encountered severe weather, including heavy r
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1944 aviation accident
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_277
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2024-01-02T13:55:29Z
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