ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115109
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper L-4B Grasshopper |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-677 |
| MSN: | 9538 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Burtonwood/1mi NW 590 -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Forced landing. Aircraft rebuilt, apparently shipped out to Gilbert & Ellice Islands. To Fiji May 1948 as VQ-FAG. To New Zealand Nov 1949 as ZK-ATU. Upgraded to J-3C status in NZ. Aircraft still operational today, painted as USAF 43-677.
Some sources incorrectly give the c/n of this aircraft as 9707, this belongs to Grasshopper 43-846.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/43-677.html
3. www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_1.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 September 1950 | ZK-ATU | L W Tarr & A W Brown | Palmerston North Airport, Manawatu 1 |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2020 02:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2020 21:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Feb-2022 03:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
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