Accident Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-7897,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 115942
 
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Date:Sunday 18 July 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-7897
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Llangollen,Denbighshire,North Wales,UK -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Atcham
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on a training exercise from Atcham,Shropshire.Crashed on high ground.

Sources:

Personally visited the site several times.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Nov-2019 08:46 Slick50 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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