Incident Bell P-39D Airacobra 41-6835,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 96146
 
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Date:Wednesday 18 November 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39D Airacobra
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 41-6835
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Reykjavik Field, Iceland -   Iceland
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Reykjavik
Narrative:
Wrecked in landing accident at Reykjavik, Iceland.
The pilot survived the crash.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
- JF Baugher
https://stridsminjar.is/en/what-s-new/154-p-39-airacobra-incidents-in-iceland-1942-1943

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2012 07:54 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Aug-2023 10:34 gerard57 Updated [[Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]

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