ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 108863
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| Date: | Sunday 1 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-85017 |
| MSN: | 080-1038 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Long Beach AAF, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Long Beach AAF, CA |
The initial accident rate for the Lockheed P-80A (F-80A) Shooting Stars was alarmingly high. On 1 July 1945, Lt. Joseph Mandl was killed when his P-80A Shooting Star (44-85017) stalled on takeoff and plowed through a fence and struck a parked A-26”
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://uscarrierhistory.com/index_files/Page11702.htm
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_6.htm]l
4. http://www.accident-report.com/world/namerica/US/CA8.html
5. http://www.accident-report.com/world/namerica/slist/longbeach.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2014 02:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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