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| Date: | Friday 10 June 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas B-18 Bolo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 36-265 |
| MSN: | 1653 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Delavan, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chanute Field Rantoul, IL |
| Lowry Field Denver, CO |
Crashed during a thunderstorm.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
De Maasbode
11-06-1938
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/sky-death-8-army-fliers-die-in-mystery-crash-aka/query/Air+crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2012 10:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Phase, ] |
| 25-Aug-2020 14:05 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2020 08:12 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 26-Aug-2020 08:15 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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