ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220217
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| Date: | Sunday 11 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39Q-5-BE Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 97a Squadriglia, 4° Stormo, Aeronautica Cobelligerante |
| Registration: | 42-19878 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adriatic Sea off Lecce -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 11 February 1945 during a divebombing training flight off Lecce, Italy, a P-39 of 97a Squadriglia, 4° Stormo did not pull out from its dive after dropping its bomb and crashed into the sea, killing the pilot, Serg. Magg. Pacces Gennaro.
Sources:
http://www.asso4stormo.it/arc_03/arc_03_02/arc_03_02_02/text_03_02_02.htm
http://www.asso4stormo.it/arc_03/arc_03_12/text_03_12_01.htm
http://www.maplandia.com/italy/puglia/lecce/lecce/
My sources
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2018 10:05 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 07-Mar-2022 10:35 | J155 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
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