Accident Bell P-39F Airacobra A53-5,
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Date:Monday 26 October 1942
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39F Airacobra
Owner/operator:Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Registration: A53-5
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:One mile W of Bankstown Aerodrome, NSW -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BWU
Destination airport:BWU
Narrative:
Crashed as result of engine failure during training exercise
Served with 24 Squadron RAAF
Pilot: F.O. Ernest Charles NETTE, RAAF killed

Sources:

Details from link http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Apr-2015 06:55 RossGmann Added
06-Apr-2015 06:55 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
28-May-2023 10:00 Ron Averes Updated [[Aircraft type]]

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