ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 96000
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39D Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-6755 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hempstead, NY Corner of Florence and Jerusalem Avenues -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Mitchel Field |
Crashed; crew bailed out. I witnessed Lt. Roy Scott exit his burning Airacobra and momentarily stand on the wing before he jumped off. The plane made a sudden turn and dove down, exploding about 300-400 feet in front of me. The pilot's parachute opened almost immediately, but he drifted through the fireball of the downed plane and landed in a tree one block away. Two of my friends help get the pilot out of the tree. The pilot was burned. Three children on the ground were killed: Pauline & Jasper Cuccio (the butcher's kids) and Georgette Cramer (doctor's daughter).
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Eyewitness account of Wendell Storms who was age 11 years at the time of the crash.
Images:
17Dec2016 Levittown, NY
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2016 16:16 | Wendell Storms | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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