Incident Bell P-63C Kingcobra ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240198
 
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Date:Wednesday 18 October 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P63 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-63C Kingcobra
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lang Son -   Vietnam
Phase: Standing
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Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Deliberately destroyed during evacuation of French Air Base. As "Airacobra" in report, but only used until 1947 (Kingcobra until 1962).

Sources:

Le Monde 24 October 1950

Revision history:

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