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Date: | Tuesday 24 July 1945 |
Time: | 18:25 |
Type: | Boeing TB-29 Superfortress |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
Registration: | 44-86288 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Near Oracle Junction, 39M N Tucson, AZ -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Davis-Monthan Army Airfield, Tucson, AZ |
Destination airport: | Unknown |
Narrative:Crashed. On-board fire led to in-flight explosion during cross-country training mission. (5) Crewmembers bailed out and parachuted to safety. (6) fatalities in crash:
1st Lt. Forrest R. Nichols, Pilot
2nd Lt. Leven L. Dorsey, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Arthur E. Skeats, Jr., Flight Engineer
2nd Lt. Walter C. Kenney, Navigator
Flt. Off. Peter Chando, Bombardier
Sgt. John C. Alspaugh Jr., 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
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2022 19:07 |
Gumby778 |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
04-Jan-2022 12:16 |
Cobar |
Updated [Location] |