Narrative:
Lockheed C-60A Lodestar 42-55962 was taking off from Dayton-Wright Patterson AAF, OH (FFO) on a test flight when the pilot lost control of the airplane. It crashed into a hangar, killing five workers. A fire erupted, destroying seven planes inside:
Bell P-59A Airacomet 44-2609; North American P-51F Mustang 43-43333; Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-8009; Lockheed P-38G Lightning 42-12687; Bell XP-63A Kingcobra 42-78835; Boeing B-29B Superfortress 42-63598; Douglas C-47A-10-DL 42-23357; and Consolidated B-32 Dominator 42-10873.
» Spokane Daily Chronicle - Mar 6, 1945
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-55962 |
| MSN: | 18-2399 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Dayton-Wright Patterson AAF, OH (FFO) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 251 m (823 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dayton-Wright Patterson AAF, OH (FFO/KFFO), United States of America |
| Dayton-Wright Patterson AAF, OH (FFO/KFFO), United States of America |
Lockheed C-60A Lodestar 42-55962 was taking off from Dayton-Wright Patterson AAF, OH (FFO) on a test flight when the pilot lost control of the airplane. It crashed into a hangar, killing five workers. A fire erupted, destroying seven planes inside:
Bell P-59A Airacomet 44-2609; North American P-51F Mustang 43-43333; Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-8009; Lockheed P-38G Lightning 42-12687; Bell XP-63A Kingcobra 42-78835; Boeing B-29B Superfortress 42-63598; Douglas C-47A-10-DL 42-23357; and Consolidated B-32 Dominator 42-10873.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Spokane Daily Chronicle - Mar 6, 1945
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