Accident Curtiss P-40E Warhawk 42-25104,
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Date:Wednesday 27 May 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk
Owner/operator:68th FSqn /58th FGp USAAF
Registration: 42-25104
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Missing off Tongatapu -   Tonga
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing in the sea off Tonga.
Pilot Joe L. Gordon R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2011 15:55 angels one five Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
10-Jan-2012 15:33 Nepa Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature]
13-Mar-2020 10:43 DB Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
07-Dec-2021 03:33 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Damage]

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