Accident North American P-51B Mustang NX28388,
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Date:Wednesday 8 September 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51B Mustang
Owner/operator:Jacqueline Cochran
Registration: NX28388
MSN: 25789
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Sayre, OK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost a wing in a severe thunderstorm, exploded and crashed. The aircraft “Mustang 13” was owned by Jacqueline Cochran and was on a ferry flight from Cleveland, OH to San Diego, CA , flown by a friend of Cochran.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAECN19480909.1.15&srpos=159&e=24-08-1948-31-12-1949--en--20--141-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash----1948---

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