ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 105245
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| Date: | Thursday 17 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-20K Havoc |
| Owner/operator: | 27th ATGp /310th FRSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-187 |
| MSN: | 23410 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed 17/05/1945 into the Irish Sea. Aircraft assigned to The 27th Air Transport Group, part of the 302nd Transport Wing, which supported the 8th and 9th Air Forces in World War II with ferry and transport services. The pilot, 1st Lt John M. Allen, was killed: his body was not recovered
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/May1945O.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_1.html
3. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=56287336
4. http://www.abcdlist.nl/douglas_longbeach_03.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2012 03:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase] |
| 06-Jan-2017 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2017 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 09:38 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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