Date:	Thursday 3 June 1943
Time:	16:45
Type:	Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:	311th FSqn /58th FGp USAAF
Registration:	42-8189
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Green Field airfield, Warwick, Rhone Island -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Green Field, RI
Destination airport:

Narrative:
On 3 June 1943, the commander of the 311th FS, 58th FG, Captain Howard A Tuman, crashed on takeoff from Green Field, Warwick, Rhone Island. At 1645 hrs, taking off on the little used east to west runway, he failed to achieve full power from his engine, probably due to the use of an incorrect "full rich mixture" engine setting. Crashing into the tops of the trees at the west end of the runway, his P-47D-2 42-8189 began to lose altitude and parts. Next, the plane struck a brick factory building, crashed through, and Tuman, the seat, instrument panel and the back armorplate ended up on the railroad tracks beyond the building. Tuman ran from the crashplace, and then collapsed. He was hospitalized with cuts and bruises and a broken arm. He was extremely fortunate and his fellow pilots were amazed and delighted with the ruggedness of the Thunderbolt.

1."No glamour--no glory: the story of the 58th Fighter Group of World War II", by Anthony J. Kupferer
2.https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Jun1943S.htm (missing a digit in the serial)
3.http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
4.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._F._Green_Airport
5.http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=41.723889&lon=-71.428333&z=14&m=wc

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
14-Dec-2018 09:37	Laurent Rizzotti	Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Mar-2020 08:47	DG333	Updated [Operator, Source, Operator]