Gear-up landing Accident Bell P-39Q Airacobra MM43025,
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Date:Wednesday 10 May 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39Q Airacobra
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration: MM43025
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Martinafranca (TA) -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Belly landing. Pilot Ten Col Francis Leoncini (35) killed.

Sources:

http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/incivolo/incivolo.htm
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Nov-2013 19:53 TB Added
05-Jan-2014 10:41 TB Updated [Narrative]
07-Apr-2017 11:41 j155 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
11-Jan-2020 13:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative]
20-Feb-2020 17:05 TB Updated [Narrative]

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