Accident Lockheed C-40D Electra Junior 42-22249,
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Date:Sunday 24 May 1942
Time:c. 11:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic L12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed C-40D Electra Junior
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-22249
MSN: 1273
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 mi NE of Howe Brook, ME -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bolling Field, DC
Destination airport:Houlton AB, ME
Narrative:
Crashed near Howe Brook Mountain. 1st Lt Clarence A. Wright (pilot, 26), Lt Col Louis S. Gimbel (pax).

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
http://www.mewreckchasers.com/C40.html
Pizzburgh Post-Gazette

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Mar-2012 11:54 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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