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| Date: | Tuesday 11 July 1944 |
| Time: | 16:40 approx |
| Type: |  Douglas A-26B Invader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-22253 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Long Creek, Cumberland County, ME -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barksdale Field, LA |
| Portland, Maine |
The light attack bomber crashed on the Redbank Trailer Park while trying to locate the local airport in fog. Pilot Lt Philip Russell, Flight Engineer S/Sgt Wallace Mifflin, and nineteen persons on the ground were killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Aero News Network
http://www.theforecaster.net/content/s-splongcreekmemorial-3
http://www.pressherald.com/archive/Tragic-memories-of-deadly-crash-at-Redbank-in-South-Portland-Maine.html?pagenum=full
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2008 10:54 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-Oct-2008 12:29 | angels one five | Updated |
| 17-Nov-2010 13:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 07-Jan-2012 07:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2014 08:45 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2014 08:53 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2014 09:12 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Apr-2015 09:15 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Nature, ] |
| 20-Feb-2018 19:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Oct-2018 05:23 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2019 07:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, ] |
| 06-Sep-2019 07:45 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2022 13:38 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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