Accident Bell YP-39 Airacobra 40-031,
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Date:Sunday 22 December 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell YP-39 Airacobra
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 40-031
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Dayton, OH -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
lost right wing during aerobatics and crashed.

Sources:

Correio da Manhã 24 December 1940, p5
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1940.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Nov-2015 16:45 TB Added
19-Sep-2021 17:45 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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