Accident North American B-25D Mitchell 41-30266,
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Date:Sunday 25 July 1943
Time:09:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25D Mitchell
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 41-30266
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Santa Fe Beach/La Habana -   Cuba
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Batista Airfield San Antonio Havana
Destination airport:Batista Airfield San Antonio Havana
Narrative:
Two B-25D bombers in a three bombers formation. One plane made a shallow turn and went out of control, hitting B25 41-30228 and both crashed into the sea.

Sources:

Noticias de hoy 27 July 1943, p1
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Nov-2016 10:34 havana Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Nov-2016 10:36 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Aug-2018 20:36 TB Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
28-Jan-2020 16:32 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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