Accident Seversky P-35 36-372, Saturday 4 March 1939
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Date:Saturday 4 March 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic p35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Seversky P-35
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 36-372
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Parkhill, Ontario, CAN -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Boston, Massachusetts
Destination airport:Mount Clemens, Michigan
Narrative:
US Army Air Corps 2nd Lieutenant Ned Alexander Cowles reportedly left Boston at 3:30 pm for Selfridge Army Air Field, Mount Clemens, Michigan. Flying in "thick layers of fog" and darkness, as well as several miles off course, Cowles crashed into a small barn located east of Parkhill, Ontario, Canada. It was speculated that Cowles ran out of fuel, as a nearby witness reported that "the smooth roar of the engine changed to a stutter" just before impact.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Exeter Times-Advocate, March 9, 1939 issue (local newspaper)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-May-2020 17:31 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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