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Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc II near Wellton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AL880
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Yuma - Yuma
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Yuma Airfield on a local solo training flight. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in a desert area located 35 km south of Wellton, about 6 km from the border with Mexico. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Lawrence A. Barrett Jr., pilot.