Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 1 April 1943
Aircraft Type: Lockheed R5O-5 (Lodestar)
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 12462
Location: near Flemington, NJ –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A mid-air fire resulted in a crash following a successful bail-out by five occupants of the aircraft.A mid-air fire resulted in a crash following a successful bail-out by five occupants of the aircraft.
Description
Crashed following mid-air fire. Five occupants were able to bail out.
Primary Cause
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