Incident Curtiss P-40C Warhawk 41-13428,
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Date:Saturday 30 August 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss P-40C Warhawk
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 41-13428
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North end of Reykjavik Field -   Iceland
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Reykjavik
Narrative:
Hit tractor on landing at Reykjavik, Iceland and burned out. The pilot survived the crash.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
- JF Baugher
https://stridsminjar.is/a-list-of-crash-sites-by-year/incidents-in-1941/218-p-40-warhawk-reykjavik-airfield-august-30-1941

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2012 08:12 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Aug-2019 10:35 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]

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