ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 111596
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Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1942 |
Time: | 21:05 |
Type: | North American B-25A Mitchell |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
Registration: | 40-2208 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 1 mi NE of Hope, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Duncan Field, San Antonio, Texas |
Destination airport: | Esler Field, Alexandria, Louisiana |
Narrative:Crashed. After departing Duncan Field, near San Antonio, B-25A Mitchell #40-2208, at approximately 21:05 hours, during a sweeping turn with starboard wing inverted, flew into the ground and cartwheeled and exploded, one mile from Hope, Texas, killing all six airmen aboard.
Investigators could not determine a reason why the aircraft was flying so close to the ground.
(82nd Bomb Squadron, 12th Bomb Group)
The aircrew killed were:
2LT Dana W. Bradford , O-403699, MT, Pilot
2LT Ronald C. Hocking, O-406553, SD, Co-Pilot
1LT Angus M. Johnston, O-434446, CA, Flight Engineer
MSGT Charles G. Fraser, 6511717, CA, Observer
TSGT Earl F. Ricks, R-485248, IN, Observer
SGT Stanley A. Smith, 37031855, SD, Radio Operator
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Anthony J. Mireles
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field.. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81368686/earl-francis-ricks Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Jul-2022 17:34 |
Gumby778 |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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