ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278421
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Date: | Saturday 23 July 1960 |
Time: | c. 13:20 |
Type: | North American F-51D Mustang |
Owner/operator: | Trans-Florida Inc |
Registration: | N550D |
MSN: | 122-39870 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 4 mi N of Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed after engine caught fire during test flight. One managed to bail out successfully but was critical burned. First civil converted P-51D by Trans-Florida Inc and second fatal crash of a converted P-51D.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 24 July 1960, p15Aff
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-May-2022 20:09 |
TB |
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28-May-2022 20:15 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |
28-May-2022 20:34 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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