ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210471
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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss A-25A Shrike |
| Owner/operator: | US Army Air Corps |
| Registration: | 42-79826 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spokane Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two Curtiss A-25A Shrike aircraft (42-79804 and 42-79826) collided in midair while participating in an air show near Spokane, Washington.
A Paramount Pictures newsreel crew caught the accident on film, which was examined by the crash investigation board for clues to the accident.
This footage was later incorporated into the 1956 film "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers".
Sources:
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Movie_Crash.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0h3XCZ32io
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2018 06:35 | Nomann | Added |
| 07-May-2018 14:15 | Nomann | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 20:46 | SPAGBOWL | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code] |
| 27-Feb-2021 20:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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