Accident North American P-51B-15 Mustang 43-24840,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 113302
 
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Date:Monday 31 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51B-15 Mustang
Owner/operator:374th FSqn /361th FGp USAAF
Registration: 43-24840
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cowlinge -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bottisham /AAF Sta.374
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed.
Engine failure shortly after taking off.
Lt William V. Staples killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.as
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Nov-2011 13:24 angels one five Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Jan-2012 06:17 Nepa Updated [Operator]
10-Sep-2013 10:19 angels one five Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
26-Mar-2020 20:29 DG333 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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