ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 97017
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| Date: | Sunday 11 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39Q-30 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 6 Ferry Gp USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-71122 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bismarck Muni. Airport, Bismarck, ND -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Buffalo NY |
| Great Falls MT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The P-39Q had landed at Bismarck Municipal Airport for refuelling on a flight to Great Falls.
The engine had been giving trouble on the trip and an attempt was made to repair the carburettor.
On the pre-take off run up at Bismarck the engine was still not entirely satisfactory, but the pilot elected to continue her flight all the same.
Shortly after taking off the engine failed and in the forced landing attempt the Airacobra crashed and burned. The pilot did not survive.
Dorothy Mae ( Dottie ) Nichols, Women Airforce Service Pilots. R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.wwii-women-pilots.org/WASP_KIA/38KIA2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2011 03:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2011 01:05 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 01:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2013 07:04 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2015 22:06 | Jixn | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2015 08:29 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2019 20:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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