ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248438
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 April 1943 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: | Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 2111 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Glenview Naval Air Station |
| USS Wolverine |
Pilot Herbert Brown was part of a flight of 6 SBD Dauntless dive bombers departing from Glenview Naval Air Station to do carrier training on USS Wolverine. When a snowstorm came in, the planes had to land. The first two planes landed on Wolverine while the 3rd had a barrier crash. The other 3 SBDs flying overhead were lost due to whether, of the 3 pilots, only Arthur Philips survived. Pilot Herbert Brown flying SBD 2111 was never seen or heard from again.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
Aircraft Accident card for SBD-2 2111 April 1943 flown by Herbert Brown
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2021 20:40 | SBD2B111941 | Added |
| 18-Aug-2022 10:30 | SBD21151941 | Updated [Source] |
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