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1956 Atlantic R6D-1 crash
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| The 1956 Atlantic R6D-1 crash was an accident involving a Douglas R6D-1 (BuNo 131588), a military version of the Douglas DC-6) of the United States Navy (USN), which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 10, 1956, killing all 59 people on board. At the time, it was both the second-worst air accident to have occurred over the Atlantic and the second-deadliest involving any variant of the Douglas DC-6. A 14-day search for the aircraft and survivors found only wheels and a life raft from the aircraft floating 596 km (370 miles) southwest of Lands End. No survivors were found.<ref name="ASN"/><ref name="VRC"/> |
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