Accident Bell P-39N Airacobra 42-9381,
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Date:Tuesday 10 August 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39N Airacobra
Owner/operator:329th FSqn /328th FGp USAAF
Registration: 42-9381
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:into San Francisco Bay, California -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Oakland Municipal Airport, Oakland, California
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed August 10 1943 into San Francisco Bay, off Oakland, California.
The pilot - Lt Eric R Patton - was killed

Sources:

1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Aug1943S.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jul-2017 19:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Feb-2020 18:35 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
10-Feb-2021 15:40 Anon. Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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