ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190111
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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-26B Invader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sardinia, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Douglas A-26B Invader crashes in field in southern Ohio. Three personnel on board, one survivor. Pilot stayed with aircraft through impact and subsequent explosion. Remains found scattered amongst wreckage. Two crew members bailed out from aircraft, one struck tail control surfaces and was killed when parachute did not fully deploy due to low altitude, second crew member to bail out struck tail control surfaces with his legs which cause chute to fully deploy and he landed in the field next to impact location.
Sources:
Aircraft crashed on family owned farm land. Members of family were present for incident and have passed it down. Family members have also obtained copies of original USAAF incident/Accident report from the National Archives.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2016 17:35 | jason.e.patrick2 | Added |
| 16-Sep-2016 17:45 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
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