Wright Patterson - Wright Patterson

On July 9, 1943 at 01:27 PM, Wright Patterson - Wright Patterson experienced a crash involving Lockheed 12 Electra Junior, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio.

The flight was categorized as aerial photography and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The C-40A was flying in formation with a C-54 registered 41-37271, so his crew could photograph the dropping of a dummy combat tank from the C-54. After the tank was released, the pilot of the C-40A made a quick turn to the left, striking the C-54 right wingtip. The C-40A entered a spin and crashed near the runway, killing all five crew members. The C-54 continued on for 700 feet, allowing two passengers to bail out. The plane then crashed in a vertical dive, killing three other crewmen. Source: http://www.joebaugher.com/

Aircraft reference details include registration 38-546, MSN 1263, year of manufacture 1941.