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Date: | Thursday 28 August 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Martin RB-10B |
Owner/operator: | Philippine Army Air Corps |
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MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Nicols Field, Manila -
Philippines
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Philippine Army pursuit training plane Sergeant William B. Rowland, never flown before, made a unautorized flight with "a big Martin bomber". Stalled just after taking in the air and crashed into four native huts. Two killed and three other Philippinos and Rowland were injured.
Sources:
The Windsor Daily Star 28 August 1941, p11
The Tribune 29 August 1941, p1+4
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Jan-2018 20:12 |
TB |
Added |
30-Sep-2019 14:02 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |