ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 112979
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| Date: | Thursday 19 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American P-51A Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | 10th FSqn /50th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-6247 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zephyrhills AAF, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AAF Zephyrhills, Florida |
Missing in service. Took off from Zephyrhills AAF base, Florida, and was never seem again. Pilot - 2nd Lt Procter Screven Porcher - posted as MIA/KIA. Aircraft presumed to have crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the west coast of Florida.
(Airfield now Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (IATA: ZPH, ICAO: KZPH)
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Aug1943S.htm
http://www.accident-report.com/world/namerica/slist/zephyrhills.html
http://www.accident-report.com/crews/1943/NAME43P.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyrhills_Municipal_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2011 14:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 06:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Mar-2020 21:01 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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