Accident Curtiss A-12 Shrike 33-246,
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Date:Friday 30 March 1934
Time:20:15
Type:Curtiss A-12 Shrike
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 33-246
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:DeWitt, IA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Chicago, IL
Destination airport:Omaha, NB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing in a thunderstorm lost control and crashed. Was flying AACMO (Army Air Corps Mail Operation)

Sources:

El Litoral 31 March 1934, p1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Mail_scandal_accidents_and_incidents

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-May-2017 18:52 TB Added
31-May-2021 17:51 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Dec-2021 15:05 Cobar Updated [Time]

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