Accident Douglas DB-7 Havoc AL473,
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Date:Friday 6 February 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DB-7 Havoc
Owner/operator:FC USAAF
Registration: AL473
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mount Shasta CA, 2 mi SE of Horse Ridge Lookout Station -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Eugene OR
Destination airport:Oakland CA
Narrative:
Flew into Mount Shasta in poor weather while on ferry flight. Wreckage not discovered until 22 September 1943. Pilot killed:

2/LT Charles Samuel Riley O-420477

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Sep-2011 00:08 Airintel Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
27-Mar-2015 21:18 Lotos Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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