What the records say
- When
- 3 Oct 1946
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 48.60° N, 58.46° W
- Description
- 1946 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 39
1946 American Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4 crash
Aviation accident in Newfoundland
On October 3, 1946, an American Overseas Airlines (AOA) Douglas C-54 aircraft named Flagship New England crashed soon after take-off from Stephenville, Newfoundland, killing all 39 people on board. It was, at the time, the deadliest aircraft crash on Newfoundland soil.
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