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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39F Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force |
| Registration: | 41-7297 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6.5 mi E of Lima, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed. Lt. Edward H. Saunders of Lake Village, AR: Lt. Armel J. Kennedy of Oklahoma City, OK: Lt. Eugene H. Anderson of Kewanee, IL: and Lt. Earl A. Houser of Pesotum, IL of the United States Air Corps gave their lives in the service of this country. They were flying P-39F Airacobra pursuit planes developed and built by Bell Aircraft of Buffalo, NY
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=156914 (Historical Marker Database)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2025 14:59 | Ronald Gray | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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