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| Date: | Saturday 27 October 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper L-21 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cowhouse Creek, Hamilton County, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Hood, Texas |
Crashed 27-10-1956 in Cowhouse Creek, Hamilton County, Texas on the Fort Hood reservation while on a routine training mission. Both crew - 1st Lt Darrell H. Mills and 1st Lt John Marschitz - were killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/fixed.html
Evening Star 28 October 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 04-Aug-2014 15:58 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2014 15:58 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2016 19:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2016 19:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Feb-2016 18:49 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2016 00:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2020 18:12 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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