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Safety history
September 5, 1942Accident
The airplane departed Gander Airport on a transatlantic flight to RAF Thurleigh, carrying a crew of 10. About an hour into the flight, while en route between Canada and Greenland, the airplane exploded in midair and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. All 10 occupants were killed. Crew: T/Sgt William Blakesley, S/Sgt Charles H. Carlton, 2nd Lt Andrew J. Hoyt, 2nd Lt Robert R. Landry, 1st Lt John Thomas Leahy, S/Sgt Roland L. Oikle, S/Sgt Leslie R. Pettyjohn, Cpt Rush Poulan, 2nd Lt Frank L. Shannon
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