ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 105733
Last updated: 16 June 2020
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| Date: | 06-FEB-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7 Havoc |
| Owner/operator: | FC USAAF |
| Registration: | AL473 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mount Shasta CA, 2 mi SE of Horse Ridge Lookout Station -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eugene OR |
| Oakland CA |
Flew into Mount Shasta in poor weather while on ferry flight. Wreckage not discovered until 22 September 1943. Pilot killed:
2/LT Charles Samuel Riley O-420477
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2011 00:08 | Airintel | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2015 21:18 | Lotos | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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