ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249702
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Date: | Wednesday 27 July 1960 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American TB-25N Mitchell |
Owner/operator: | Universal Air Tankers Inc |
Registration: | N5239V |
MSN: | 44-30079/108-33354 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Eckels Creek, ID -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed while dumping borate on a raging forest fire at Payette National Forest. Pilot John P. (Pat) Hendricks (42), Boise, ID, and two companions. Type as "B-25 bomber" converted into aerial tanker. Registration not confirmed (N5239V, Universal Air Tankers, Inc, Boise, ID, canx 21 SEP 1960).
Sources:
Lewiston Morning Tribune 28 July 1960, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Apr-2021 10:59 |
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12-Apr-2021 15:27 |
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