| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 22, 1951 |
| Time: | c 23:50 |
| Location: | Over the North Atlantic |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Loring AFB - Lakeheath AFB |
| AC Type: | Douglas C-124A Globemaster |
| Registration: | 49-244 |
| cn / ln: | 43173 |
| Aboard: | 53 (passengers:40 crew:13) |
| Fatalities: | 53 (passengers:40 crew:13) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft suffered an catastrophic explosion and crashed into the sea approximately 750 miles west of Limerick, Ireland. Cause unknown |
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