Mid-air collision Accident Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22559,
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Date:Saturday 5 February 1944
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: 42-22559
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:20 Mi NW Ainsworth AAB, Ainsworth, NE -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ainsworth Army Air Field
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. Mid-air collision with P-47 (42-8175). Both pilots died in the crash.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.nebraskaaircrash.com/crashsites/woodlake.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jun-2020 09:33 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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