ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 95917
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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 44-87072 |
| MSN: | 8331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6,5 mi W K-2 Taegu AB -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
* Note: REG 44-87972 must be wrong since serials 44-87784 to 44-88333 are Republic P-47N-1-RE Thunderbolts.
- The REG given in "Korean War Losses" (44-80702) must be wrong as well since serials 44-80045 to 44-80844 are Piper L-4J Grasshoppers C/N 12341/13140.
Ran out of fuel and crashed after missing approach to K-37 ( Taegu No.2 ) in bad weather.
All on board were killed.
Major George H. Wyman USAF, pilot.
Lt-Colonel Radford C. West, USMC.
Staff Sgt Joseph H. Willson Jnr, USAF
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=39286]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2011 06:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2013 21:21 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2013 00:16 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2021 12:17 | TB | Updated [Registration, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2021 12:31 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
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