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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25D Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF 70th BS 42nd BG |
| Registration: | 41-30211 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Solomon Sea off Stirling Island -
 Solomon Islands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stirling Island Air Field, Solomon Islands |
Lost, NFD.
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US Army Air Forces 70th Bombardment Squadron 42nd Bombardment Group 13th Air Force North American B-25D-10 Mitchell 41-30211 out of Stirling Island Air Field, Solomon Islands on 11 April 1944 for a test flight to test out the trim on the B-25. [MACR 3793] After takeoff they were not seen nor heard from again and are believed to have crashed into the Solomon Sea, for an unknown reason, near Stirling Island.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
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https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2callahan/hotww2hrbiocallahan.html#AVW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2020 11:05 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 27-Jan-2020 11:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 29-Jan-2020 13:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2024 15:44 | drayjones | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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