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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25D Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-30441 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Tonkin, 100 miles off Chinese coast -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
B-25D #41-30441 took off, with a crew of 7, on a sea sweep in the South China area. The B-25 went down under unclear circumstances in the Gulf of Tonkin 100 miles off the southern Chinese coast. 5 of the crew members survived and 2 of the crew members were missing and presumed dead.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAFMACR.asp?RecID=1025
https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000001nzb6JEAQ
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56751081/richard-p-betts
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2020 14:28 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Jan-2020 14:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 20-Dec-2024 11:31 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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