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| Date: | Monday 1 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas B-18A Bolo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 37-536 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mt Redout, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 1 June, 1942 a Douglas B-18A medium bomber crashed landed on Mt. Redoubt Alaska, 90 miles southwest of Anchorage. The pilot along with his co-pilot and two crewmen all survived the accident and after a bit of an ordeal were eventually rescued.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/showthread.php/157866-Search-for-Downed-WWII-B-18a-on-Mt-Redoubt
http://epc-accident-search.blogspot.nl/2017/06/known-accident-details.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2017 05:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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