Accident P-51 44-72227 ,
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Date:Tuesday 17 April 1945
Time:
Type:P-51
Owner/operator:338th Fighter Sq 55th Fighter Group US Army Air Forces
Registration: 44-72227
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Reisa Germany -   Germany
Phase:
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lt. Col. Elwyn Righetti MIA-Beleived Killed On ground by Civilians

Sources:

https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/elwyn-guido-righetti
https://lyonairmuseum.org/blog/mysterious-disappearance-eager-el/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2023 19:08 Nieman Added

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