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| Date: | Wednesday 13 January 1943 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF 452nd BS 322nd BG |
| Registration: | 41-17927 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | seven miles west of Blountstown, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Macdill Field, FL |
| Marianna AAF, Florida |
Crashed.
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US Army Air Forces 452nd Bombardment Squadron 322nd Bombardment Group Martin B-26B-2 Marauder 41-17927 out of MacDill Field, Florida on 13 January 1943 on a routine training mission to Marianna AAF, Florida. The B-26 crashed into the ground about nine miles west-southwest of Blountstown, Calhoun County, Florida, killing all five of the crewmen.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.gendisasters.com/florida/13898/blountstown-fl-bomber-crashes-jan-1943
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https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2brown/hotww2hrbiobrown.html#WEC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2021 17:33 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 10-Aug-2024 05:15 | drayjones | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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