ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193189
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 January 1956 |
| Time: | 16:11 |
| Type: |  North American TB-25N Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 44-29125 |
| MSN: | 108-32400 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Homestead, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Selfridge Air Force Base, MI |
| Olmsted Air Force Base, PA |
The plane ran out of fuel and crashed into the icy Monongahela river. All six occupants survived, but two drowned in the river and missing. Search for the plane called off 16 February. One floating body found 8 April 1956 [Capt J. Page Ingram].
Sources:
http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/The-412/January-2017/Search-to-Begin-Anew-for-Missing-B-25-in-Monongahela-River/
Youngstown Vindicator 1 February 1956, p1/16 February 1956, p5/9 April 1956, p6
Walter Soocey memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3635837/walter-eugene-soocey [also killed in crash]
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2017 13:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-May-2019 19:29 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2019 20:39 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2019 16:08 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2019 06:12 | nooman | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2023 14:45 | Cobar | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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