Date:	Wednesday 4 February 1942
Time:
Type:	Douglas B-18A Bolo
Owner/operator:	36th BSqn USAAF
Registration:	39-26
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Wolf Mountain, OR -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	AAF McClellan Field CA
Destination airport:	AAF Pendleton Field OR

Narrative:
Flew into Wolf Mountain a half mile from the Wolf Mountain Lookout in a snowstorm while returning to its home base in Alaska. Wreckage not discovered until 13 August 1942.
Crew:
2/LT Richard J Heiderstadt O-417958 (pilot)
2/LT Walter V McShane O-421271 (co-pilot)
TSG Michael R Bittner 1096450 (engineer)
SSG Donald R Kirtland 624 31 53 (radio operator)

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
31-Aug-2011 00:02	Airintel	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
23-Jan-2012 03:55	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
22-Feb-2012 01:28	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
17-Jul-2012 13:04	jwoods05	Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
27-Jan-2021 20:12	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]