Wirestrike Incident Piper L-4J Grasshopper 44-80412,
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Date:Friday 24 January 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper L-4J Grasshopper
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 44-80412
MSN: 12708
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kroge/Lohne (Oldenburg) -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ansbach
Destination airport:Copenhagen
Narrative:
Hit high tension cable and crashed. Pilot serious injured.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Correio da Manhã 25 January 1947, p1
Combat 26 January 1947
Sunday Tribune (Singapore) 26 January 1947, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2012 09:41 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase]
16-Nov-2015 16:29 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Jun-2020 15:46 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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