ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 110261
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American AT-6 Texan |
| Owner/operator: | 358th BSqn / 303rd BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | BD137 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles East of Grafton Underwood, near Kettering, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Molesworth, USAAF Sta 107 Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Grafton Underwood, USAAF Sta106 Northamptonshire |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1/9/1944 when crashed 2 miles east of Grafton Underwood. Lt Teleschor Lojowski was killed in a training accident in an AT-6 along with Lt. Charles Wright when their aircraft dug a wing on a steep final approach after an engine failure near RAF Grafton Underwood (USAAF Station 106) 4 miles northeast of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Sources:
1. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Sep1944O.htm
2. http://www.accident-report.com/world/europe/uk/uk4409.html
3. https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=6540
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/8428
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/36928008@N08/7051631213
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Molesworth#303d_Bombardment_Group
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Grafton_Underwood#United_States_Army_Air_Forces_use
8. http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/scouting-force.html
Media:
Scouting Force Experimental USAAF © Liam Gillespie (WMR-8428) Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2019 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Sep-2019 20:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2019 08:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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