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| Date: | Tuesday 8 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25C Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-12543 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Newark, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wright Field, OH |
Crashed into an apartment and caught fire following structural failure. Two persons in the apartment were killed and two crew members were killed when their parachutes failed to open. All six crew mebers died in the crash.
Sources:
AAIR
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IPT19420909&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
https://eu.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/history/2022/09/18/vet-column-determining-the-cause-of-the-1942-b-25-crash-in-newark/69497443007/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2021 14:04 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Sep-2022 08:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2025 08:32 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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