ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248011
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| Date: | Monday 3 April 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F17D Staggerwing |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | NC19492 |
| MSN: | 262 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 8 mi W of Ann Arbor, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benton Harbor, MI |
| Detroit, MI |
Went missing after left Benton Harbor despite warnings of bad weather. Pilot E. Allen Dillon (38, owner, working for Civil Air Patrol (CAP)) and passengers Bob Burke (28) and Richard Ford (25). Located destroyed 7 APR 1944. Hit a tree first in a clear spot in a wood and then bounced about 330ft, breaking apart, after it became lost in a blinding snowstorm.
Sources:
Detroit Evening Times 5 April 1944, p1/8 April 1944, p1
The Daily Monitor Leader 7 April 1944, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2021 21:20 | TB | Added |
| 20-Feb-2021 08:08 | TB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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