ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 116502
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| Date: | Thursday 29 June 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 509th FSqn /405th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-76476 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Christchurch /AAF Sta.416, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Christchurch /AAF Sta.416 |
| RAF Christchurch |
The P-47D failed to take off and crashed into a bungalow in Foxwood Ave, Christchurch, bursting into flames.
One of the aircraft's bombs exploded almost immediately and a second bomb detonated some minutes later as the result of the fierce heat generated by the fire.
Firefighters and service personnel were helping women and children from the house as the second explosion occurred.
In all, 13 persons died in this wartime tragedy including the pilot of the P-47D, Vincent R. James and 14 were injured.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.510fs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100&Itemid=66
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2011 01:17 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2012 12:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2013 07:21 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2014 04:33 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 29-Mar-2020 10:58 | Reno Raines | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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