ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 116978
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| Date: | Monday 22 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 33rd FSqn /342nd CGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-26085 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hvanneyri, Borgarfjörður -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 22 January 1945 two P-47 from 33rd FS, 342nd Composite Group, USAAF, were on routine patrol flight over Faxaflói when the propeller governor of the P-47D-22-RE 42-26085, code #26, failed. The propeller was out of control in over speed and in a short time the engine speed was uncontrollable. The pilot, 1st Lt. Kenneth L. Collings, decided to bail out. The fighter landed on a sand beach of the river Hvítá near Hvanneyri and was totally destroyed. The pilot landed close to the crash site with a bad knee injury.
Sources:
http://www.stridsminjar.is/a-list-of-crash-sites-by-year/incidents-in-1945/167-p-47-thunderbolt-hvanneyri-borgarfjoerdhur-january-22-1945
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jan1945O.htm
https://www.west.is/en/west-iceland-regions/hvanneyri
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2012 07:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase] |
| 23-Jan-2017 20:31 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2019 20:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2021 15:34 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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