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| Date: | Sunday 7 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman PT-17 |
| Owner/operator: | 10th USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-16484 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chabua, about 3km north-northeast of Nagaghuli AB -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nagaghuli Air Base ? |
| Nagaghuli Air Base ? |
Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.
Pilot John L. Wilkes survived.
aviation archeology.com gives the 1st Fighter Group as the operator, but this cannot be correct as the 1st FG served in the ETO and was never in India.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2014 01:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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