ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 116072
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| Date: | Friday 10 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-74683 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Duxford/ 3 mi N -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford |
On the 10th December 1943 pilot 1st Lt Melvin R.Wright of the 82 fighter squadron / 78 fighter group USAAF took off from RAF Duxford near Cambridge for a training flight. Sometime afterwards his aircraft, P-47D Thunderbolt serial no 42-74683 crashed in a field three miles north of the airfield. Sadly the pilot was killed
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Key Publishing forum
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2020 07:34 | Robbo | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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