AT-18, 42-55569

two 1200 hp Wright R-1820

Information from Joe Baugher's web site,

W/o 2 Aug 1943 on takeoff at Charlevoix, MI. The ship reached an altitude of 100 feet above the ground when it suddenly banked sharply to the left. The pilot straightened the ship out and then went into another bank to the left. All of a sudden the ship plunged to the ground on its left wing before it crashed and burned. 7 killed.

Aeroplane Photo Supply No. 1724

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