ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 105583
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas B-18A Bolo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 37-522 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sharatain Mountain, Kodiak Island, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Kodiak |
Crashed into a mountain during an aerial photography mission. Seven occupants died in the crash, one survived.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kodiak-Island-plaque-remembers-victims-of-WWII-12996253.php
http://kadiak.org/crash/b-18a_crash_summary.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2018 08:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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