ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99873
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Cessna UC-78 Bobcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-32072 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Halton/ 1/2mi E -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Group's Cessna UC-78 "Uncle Tom's Cabin", 42-32072 crashed into a hillside in thick fog near RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire on 14 November 1944, while returning from Exeter. The crew of a RAF ambulance recovered the pilot, Lt. John J. Sadinski of the 376th Squadron, and his passenger, Lt. Charles R. Law, Group Transportation Officer, both seriously injured, but Lt. Sadinski later died in the ambulance.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2012 11:59 | gaznav | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
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