Accident Bell P-39L-1-BE Airacobra 42-4478,
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Date:Wednesday 23 February 1944
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39L-1-BE Airacobra
Owner/operator:301stFS 332ndFG USAAF
Registration: 42-4478
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:SW of Avellino -   Italy
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Montecorvino airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing while enter in clouds

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
MACR 2700 and 4478

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Apr-2024 15:35 j155 Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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