ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 111748
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25C Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-53371 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Giannucola, Mt. Cagna -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Corsica island, France |
| Corsica island, France |
Crashed during an internal flight over the island of Corsica, France.
The plane crashed into a mountain, obviously due to adverse weather conditions (fog).
All five occupants died in the crash.
The remains of the deceased were retrieved in 1989 and later identified in the US.
One of the deceased was Carolyn Chapin, an American Red Cross staff member. The other four crew members are US Army personnel.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1858
http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Red-Cross-Staff-Member-Lost-in-World-War-II-Plane-Crash----------------------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2015 14:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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