Date & Time:
Oct 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
41-3295
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5625
YOM:
1941
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a solo training exercise when he lost control of the airplane that crashed about 15 km north of Palm Springs and was destroyed. The pilot, Cpt Don E. Brown, was killed. He was the son of the American actor Joe E. Brown.
