Gear-up landing Incident Northrop P-61A-10-NO Black Widow 42-5627,
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Date:Wednesday 29 August 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop P-61A-10-NO Black Widow
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 42-5627
MSN: 859
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Luliang County, Qujing, Yunnan Province -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashlanded due to engine failure, belly landing.
Pilot William R. HELM survived.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
https://www.newspapers.com/article/21443970/august_16_1946/
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=56723

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
4 December 1944 42-5627 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Myitkyina South, Burma unk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Aug-2012 11:40 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
15-Jun-2023 05:56 RDV Updated [[Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]]
15-Aug-2023 14:15 RDV Updated [[[Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]]]

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