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| Date: | Friday 15 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26B Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 476th Bomb Sqn /335th Bomb Gp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-18115 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barksdale Field, Louisiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Barksdale Field, LA |
First Lieutenant Weldon C. Randall O-429288 476th Bombardment Squadron 335th Bombardment Group was the bombardier-navigation instructor aboard Martin B-26B Marauder 41-18115 out of Barksdale Airfield, Louisiana on 15 January 1943 on a routine training mission. Immediately after takeoff the B-26 crashed and burned killing five of the crew while two survived in the rear of the plane.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2eastland/hotww2hrbioeastland.html#WCR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2024 19:46 | drayjones | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2024 21:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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