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Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1953 |
Time: | 19:48 |
Type: | North American B-25 Mitchell |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 44-29864 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3 miles SE of Glen Burnie, Maryland -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Patrick Air Force Base, FL (COF/ KCOF) |
Destination airport: | Baltimore/Washington Friendship Int'l Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI) |
Narrative:The B-25, heading for the east-west runway at Friendship Airport for an evening landing, came in too low, sheared off treetops for about 150 yards, clipped a car, and crashed nose first near the entrance of The Barrett School For Girls, on Dorsey Road (State Route 176) in a driving rain, less than one mile south of the airport. All three occupants were killed. This was the first fatal accident at or near the airport since opening in July 1950.
Sources:
*The Baltimore Sun, March 26, 1953, pages 38 (main), 26: Three Air Force Men Killed in B-25 Crash At Friendship Airport
*The Evening Star (Washington, DC), March 26, 1953, page 3: Bomber Bumps Auto Off Highway, Then Crashes, Killing 3
*Cumberland Evening Times, March 26, 1953, page 7: Plane Crash Kills Three Men
*aviationarchaeology.com (AAIR), March 25, 1953, (crash date 530325): B-25 Accident (44-29864) at Friendship Airport
*accident-report.com, March 25, 1953, (date 530325): B-25 Accident (44-29864) at Friendship Airport
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Jan-2024 17:01 |
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25-Jan-2024 17:47 |
Planeguy777 |
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26-Jan-2024 13:36 |
Planeguy777 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
27-Jan-2024 18:32 |
Planeguy777 |
Updated [Source] |