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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop A-17 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 35-105 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maidens, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bolling Field, DC |
| Atlanta, GA |
Crashed during attempted forced lndg. Killed was Col William Caldwell McChord. At the time of his death, he was Chief of the Training and Operations Division in HQ Army Air Corps.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp,] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McChord_Field#cite_note-6
Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant
19-08-1937
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2013 01:40 | bobm | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2021 11:26 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Aug-2021 12:10 | Cobar | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
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