ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 107046
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| Date: | Thursday 17 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-5A Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-13284 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kunming, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
F-5 Photo reconnaissance plane crashed and burned on take-off. Structural failure of the nose wheel caused the crash. The pilot escaped although the plane completely burned. The pilot was 1st Lt. Harold J. Ash, Photo Reconnaissance Squadron.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.alamy.com/f-5-photo-reconnaissance-plane-crashed-and-burned-on-take-off-structural-failure-of-the-nose-wheel-caused-the-crash-the-pilot-escaped-although-the-plane-completely-burned-the-pilot-was-1st-lt-harold-j-ash-photo-reconnaissance-squadron-image481329181.html?imageid=2BEDD910-8157-4CAB-B226-A3ADBAA7C4C8&p=1924745&pn=1&searchId=03f729ff50c4908cff500ad5cc326feb&searchtype=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2023 10:54 | RDV | Updated |
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