Mid-air collision Incident North American AT-6D Texan 42-86272,
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Date:Wednesday 6 August 1947
Time:c. 00:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American AT-6D Texan
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-86272
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 mi SE of Rantoul, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chanute AFB, IL
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with B-25 on night time training flight. Pilot bailed out.

Sources:

AAIR
Youngstown Vindicator 7 August 1947, p10

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jun-2019 14:57 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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