Incident Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-26854,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 116687
 
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Date:Tuesday 15 August 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:527th FSqn /86th FGp USAAF
Registration: 42-26854
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bastia-Poretta Airfield, Corsica 20 -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Poretta Corsica (F)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed at the North end of the airfield the nose of his plane a ball of flames, Poretta, Corsica
Crew
J M Reichert

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjdm_2T_tTNAhXMnBoKHUtWCmUQFghLMAc&url=http%3A%2F%2Fraf-112-squadron.org%2F86thfghonor_roll.html&usg=AFQjCNE90gjRSAV1c6Og6CijNVl-rwdw1g&sig2=TFFjri7ghj_zPiiMorcRVQ

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jul-2016 14:53 Red Dragon Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Dec-2018 06:54 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator]
29-Mar-2020 10:54 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Operator]

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