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California Air Disaster Claims 41 in Norwalk Crash
A MATS C118 military plane bound for McGuire AFB collided with a Navy P2V near Norwalk California, killing 41 aboard the C118 and eight aboard the P2V. Debris wrecked a sheriff substation and damaged dozens of vehicles and a service station. Rescue crews worked through the night as witnesses described the fiery impact and aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MATS
Norwalk
Firestone
Pioneer Blvds
Long Beach Municipal
McGuire ‘Air Force Base
Trenton
N. J
Los Alamitos
Naval Air Station
Santa Fe Springs
Edith R.jt Hernandez
Jersey
AIR Force
Navy
Norwalk Sheriff's Station
Cassady
Carole Lombard
Norton Afb
San Bernardino
Long Beach
McGuire Afb
Sidney Jolivette
Florence Ave
Studebaker
Allen J. Franklin
Rudy N. Wiggins
John McHugh
Leslie van Dyke
Long Beach State
van Dyke
Sanford Fenton
Vans
Fidel ‘Bermudez
Fet
S. Norwalk Blvd
A. E