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Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder in New Carlisle

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
40-1362
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1362
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and belly landed in a cornfield located about a mile east of New Carlisle, Ohio. There were no injuries among the crew.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.