Accident Northrop A-17 35-97,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114816
 
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Date:Friday 1 January 1937
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic a17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop A-17
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 35-97
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cheaha Mts, near Oxford, AL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LFI
Destination airport:MXF
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Plane crashed into the Cheaha Mountains while flying from what is now Eglin AFB to Maxwell AFB. Pilot was Lieutenant Colonel Frederick I. Eglin. R.I.P

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_I._Eglin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglin_Air_Force_Base

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jul-2020 17:53 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Jul-2020 06:43 Anon. Updated [Source]

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