ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114546
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| Date: | Thursday 5 July 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American T-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | 132nd FISqn /101st FIWg Maine ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 44-81283 |
| MSN: | 121-42005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Gardiner, Kennebec County, ME -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dow AFB, Bangor, ME. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
T-6D Texan 44-81283 (MSN 121-42005) 3008th Base Unit (Pilot School, Basic), Minter Field, Shafter, CA. Damaged landing in bad weather at Victorville Field, CA 22 January 1945. To 132nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, Maine Air National Guard, Dow AFB, Bangor, ME.
Writen off (destroyed): Flying low in bad weather, the aircraft flew into the Kennebec River bank 1.5 miles south of Gardner, ME 5 July 1951. PIlot killed: pilot fatality named as Henry C Atherton.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html
2. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1951Jul.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2021 18:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2021 18:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2021 08:45 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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