Accident Northrop P-61A-10-NO Black Widow 42-39364,
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Date:Monday 23 April 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop P-61A-10-NO Black Widow
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 42-39364
MSN: 883
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Burma -   Myanmar
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Black Widow crashed South of Wan-Yin and the pilot and radio operator co-pilot were killed. MACR # 14313. Pilot: 1st.Lt. Jack W. Erickson, 0-754484; co-pilot: 2nd.Lt. Charles E. Wydra, 0-553793. The aircraft was last sighted by 2ndLt Harlie R. Montgomery and 2ndLt Lester L. Mahon.

Sources:

MACR 14313.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2012 13:08 Uli Elch Added
06-Sep-2012 13:22 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Damage, Narrative]
02-Aug-2018 21:19 wldutton911 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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