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| Date: | Wednesday 18 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D17 Traveler (GB-2) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 23752 |
| MSN: | 6932 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 mi from Ventura, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA (15:46) |
| MCAS El Toro, CA |
Disappeared on a 50 minutes flight. Pilot USMC 1°Lt Ralph Joseph Chandler, Jr (23). He declared dead 23 JUL.
Sources:
LA Evening Citizen 24 July 1945, p15
AAIR (KMIS)
Find a Grave (23 July 45)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 18:51 | TB | Added |
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