Incident Douglas B-18A Bolo 37-536,
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Date:Monday 1 June 1942
Time:
Type:Douglas B-18A Bolo
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 37-536
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mt Redout, AK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 1 June, 1942 a Douglas B-18A medium bomber crashed landed on Mt. Redoubt Alaska, 90 miles southwest of Anchorage. The pilot along with his co-pilot and two crewmen all survived the accident and after a bit of an ordeal were eventually rescued.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/showthread.php/157866-Search-for-Downed-WWII-B-18a-on-Mt-Redoubt
http://epc-accident-search.blogspot.nl/2017/06/known-accident-details.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jun-2017 05:58 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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