ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67806
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| Date: | Friday 14 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47 Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 552nd FTSqn /495th FTGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-22491 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Upper Tean, North Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Atcham /AAF Sta.342, Shropshire |
| RAF Atcham /AAF Sta.342 |
Lieutenant Donald M. Pfaff, aged 22yrs, flying on a battle formation training mission from a base in Shropshire.
Plane reportedly sent into a spin by another aircraft and crashed onto cottages at the intersection of High Street and Riverside Road in the village of Upper Tean.
The aircraft was destroyed by fire and the pilot lost his life.
Sources:
1. The Evening Sentinel-6th Aug.2009.
2. Joe Baugher USAAF Serials.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2009 02:15 | dave | Added |
| 10-Mar-2018 08:04 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2018 10:44 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 29-Mar-2020 11:01 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2021 03:51 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2021 15:22 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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