Incident North American A-36A Apache 42-83750,
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Date:Wednesday 4 August 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American A-36A Apache
Owner/operator:306th BSqn /85th BGp USAAF
Registration: 42-83750
MSN: 97-15968
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:20 miles east of Harding Field AAF, Louisiana -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Harding Field AAF, LA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed after propeller failure near Harding AAF, LA. Pilot bailed out.

Action Code gives BOEF/F, " Bailed out, engine failure/fire".
Pilot Thurman D. Talley survived.

* The A-36 was known in USAAF service as the Apache. It was not a Mustang which was a P-51.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Sep-2011 05:02 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
16-Nov-2011 16:05 angels one five Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Jan-2012 05:42 Nepa Updated [Operator, Nature, Source]
19-Jan-2012 07:12 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
11-Apr-2015 01:00 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative]
13-Feb-2020 18:35 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
29-Mar-2020 09:37 DB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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