Accident Douglas B-18A Bolo 37-521,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 105570
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Saturday 15 November 1941
Time:
Type:Douglas B-18A Bolo
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 37-521
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 mi S of Springfield, Penobscot County, ME -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Westover AAF MA
Destination airport:Bangor AAF ME
Narrative:
Overshot airfield and ran low on fuel. Crashed and burned during aborted emergency landing in burned over forest, possibly mistaken for open field or bog.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
USAAF Report, Bangor Daily News, local oral history interviews

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Oct-2021 06:33 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org