Accident Douglas RA-24B Banshee 42-54423,
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Date:Wednesday 21 June 1944
Time:
Type:Douglas RA-24B Banshee
Owner/operator:TT Detachment 369th BU USAAF
Registration: 42-54423
MSN: 17262
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 miles east of Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Biggs AAF, Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed owing to mechanical failure.
Pilot killed. Lea Ola McDonald, Women Airforce Service Pilots. R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
- JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Mar-2011 19:34 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]
27-Mar-2011 01:29 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
08-Sep-2012 01:38 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Mar-2014 05:48 angels one five Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative]
16-Feb-2019 08:32 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
12-Mar-2020 17:41 DB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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