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| Date: | Friday 6 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E Warhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 23rd PS, 38th PG, USAAF |
| Registration: | 40-548 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles south of Cruz Bay, Saint John -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 6 March 1942, 2nd Lt Charles Grady David Jr of 23rd PS, 38th PG, was killed when his P-40E (serial 40-548) crashed in the sea 10 miles south of Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands. According to the code listed in his accident report, the reason of the accident was a “ground collision” but in this case he probably hit the sea instead of ground. His body was never found and he is commemorated on the East Coast Memorial.
Sources:
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/96022063/charles-grady-david
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF_Monthly_1942Mar_O.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruz_Bay,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
https://wikimapia.org/#lang=fr&lat=18.372447&lon=-64.700546&z=11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2022 00:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2022 03:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Sep-2024 13:33 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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