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| Date: | Friday 24 February 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | North American B-45C Tornado |
| Owner/operator: | AWFD USAF |
| Registration: | 48-006 |
| MSN: | 153-38482 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Farm Mrs. Mary Ilarman, 8 miles north of Dayton, Ohio -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio |
| Wright-Patterson AFB, OH |
The B-45C Tornado burst into flames and crashed after an in-flight explosion.
Crew:
W/Cdr (39110) Derek Sydney PAIN DFC AFC (pilot) RAF - killed - he had been a night fighter pilot during WW2 with five confirmed kills
Capt. John L. Armstrong (nav.) USAF survived with a factured arm after bailing out
MSgt. Darrel R. SNYDER (Wop/AG) USAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2008 07:35 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-May-2008 21:40 | Nepa | Updated |
| 08-Feb-2013 04:05 | Tetrapack | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2020 19:02 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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