Accident North American B-25D Mitchell 41-30018,
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Date:Thursday 6 May 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25D Mitchell
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 41-30018
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:in Pacific Ocean -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:California
Destination airport:Hawaii
Narrative:
Crashed. Pilot-1st Lt Bernhart Salmela, Co-Pilot-2nd Lt William E Bradley and T-Sgt Joseph M Steck all lost at sea.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.usaafdata.com/?q=node%2F122861
http://www.345thbombgroup.org/history/KIA.php?date=1943-05-06&last_name=&rank=&position=&site=&sort=last_name&message=search

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jun-2011 00:54 reneelong Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Jan-2020 16:26 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Narrative]

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