ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73466
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| Date: | Friday 3 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39Q-15-BE Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-2378 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kingman, Arizona, near -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kingman AAF (KIGM) |
| Kingman AAF (KIGM) |
The Airacobra collided with B-17 42-31296 at 12,000 feet near Kingman.
The aircraft were involved in air to air gunnery training for trainee gunners aboard the B-17.
The P-39 struck the left wing of the B-17 shearing the outer 15 feet off and losing its own right wing as well. The Airacobra burst into flames and plunged to the ground.
All the occupants of both aircraft died in the accident.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120513041918/http://www.aircraftarchaeology.com/P-39%20B-17%20midair.htm
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2010 01:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Sep-2011 07:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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