Accident Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star 44-85234 ,
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Date:Saturday 17 November 1956
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic f80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 44-85234
MSN: 080-1257
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lincoln AFB, NE -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lincoln AFB, NE
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during landing into B-47Es 52-0369 and 53-4235 and caught fire. Pilot (23) and two ground crew in 52-0369 killed. Further 4 injured.

* This a/c is also being reported as crashed & W/O 11.7.1946, 3 mi W of Switzer, SC

Sources:

- JF Baugher
Youngstown Vindicator 19 November 1956, p8

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
11 July 1946 44-85234 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) 1 3 mi W of Switzer, SC w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Jun-2013 09:25 Uli Elch Added
05-Jun-2013 09:46 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative]
27-May-2019 20:22 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative]
11-Feb-2021 19:12 TB Updated [Narrative]
11-Feb-2021 19:14 TB Updated [Narrative]

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