ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 111791
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25D Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-29658 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Columbia AAB, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Tragedy struck its first blow at the squadron on August 4th when 2nd Lieutenants
Neal Curtis and Charles Pattillo (actually Robert R. Pattillo) crashed to their deaths at the
field. They had been but recently checked out. This was the first and only fatal landing (or possibly takeoff) accident the squadron has had.
A/C No. 41-29658 (crash landed on Columbia Army Air Field, SC)
P Curtis, Deal Dow, 2Lt, pilot, 428th BS - DNB
CP Pattillo, Robert R., 2Lt, pilot, 428th BS - DNB
PAX Graves, Ray E., Pvt - DNB
PAX Shuman, Floyd H., Pvt - DNB
PAX Tooke, Alphie V., Pvt - DNB
PAX Streit, Benedict N., Pvt – survived, died 6 Aug 42
PAX Downing, Philip Y., Pvt – survived, status unknown
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://57thbombwing.com/310thHistory/310_BG_1942-10.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2015 16:45 | vanris | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2020 14:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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