| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 03, 1958 |
| Time: | 19:13 |
| Location: | Norwalk, california |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | ? |
| AC Type: | C-118 transport / PU-2 Neptune |
| Registration: | ? |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 49 (passengers:? crew:?) |
| Fatalities: | 47 (passengers:? crew:?) |
| Ground: | 1 |
| Summary: | Midair collision of a navy bomber and MATS transport over Norwalk. The Navy plane had taken off from Los Alamitos Naval Air Station on a training flight. The Air Force plane had taken off from Long Beach Airport bound for McGuire Air Force base in New Jersey. All 41 aboard the Air Force plane were killed. Six aboard the Navy plane were killed, two survived. A woman on the ground was also killed. The weather was clear. |
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