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TWA Flight 513
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TWA Flight 513, registration NC86513, Star of Lisbon, was a Lockheed L-049 Constellation operated by Transcontinental and Western Air on a training flight on July 11, 1946, near Reading, Pennsylvania.
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![]() A TWA Lockheed L-049, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
Accident | |
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Date | July 11, 1946 |
Summary | In-flight fire |
Site | Bern Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40°24′58″N 75°59′29″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Lockheed L-049 Constellation |
Aircraft name | Star of Lisbon |
Operator | Transcontinental & Western Air |
Registration | NC86513 |
Occupants | 6 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 5 |
Injuries | 1 |
Survivors | 1[1] |
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