Accident Lockheed P-38 Lightning (F-5E) MM4181,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160336
 
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Date:Wednesday 27 April 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-38 Lightning (F-5E)
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militara Italiana (AMI)
Registration: MM4181
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bari-Palese (BA) -   Italy
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed for wrong variable pitch propeller setting. Pilot Ten Stefano Sansonetti killed.

Sources:

http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/incivolo/incivolo.htm
unknown (registration)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Sep-2013 10:17 TB Added
23-May-2017 08:40 j155 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
11-Jan-2020 17:30 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]

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