ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 116497
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-25707 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kunming, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Landing accident. Pilot J. H. Nelson's fate unclear. The obituary of a contemporary US Air Force veteran who had the same name can be found on the Internet; yet that person was only 15 in 1944, so he couldn't be the pilot involved in this accident.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.elmwoodfuneral.com/obituaries/jack-nelson
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2024 09:20 | RDV | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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