Barksdale - Barksdale

On February 2, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Barksdale - Barksdale experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Barksdale AFB Louisiana.

The flight was categorized as training 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The crew was completing a local training sortie in Barksdale AFB. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft collided with another USAF North American B-25 Mitchell registered 44-29445. While 44-30894 crash landed in a field located near Curtis, about three miles south of the airbase, 44-29445 exploded in midair and crashed. All five crew members on board 44-30894 were injured while both pilots of 44-29445 were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-30894, MSN 108-34169.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.4975°, -93.6108°.