ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 118206
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| Date: | Friday 25 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 28590 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile west of Beecher City, Illinois -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed. Pilot Troy M. Shelton killed. The SBD normally carried a crew of two, a pilot and a radio operator/gunner. The fate of the second crew member, if carried on this flight, is not clear
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2013 10:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2013 10:37 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Dec-2013 23:22 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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