Incident Curtiss P-40E Warhawk 40-573,
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Date:Wednesday 8 October 1941
Time:12:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic P40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 40-573
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Managua Airport -   Nicaragua
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fairfield, CA
Destination airport:Managua
Narrative:
Collision with the roof of a building, while came in to low, separating the left landing gear. "N°73" crash-landed 50 meters further. Pilot Captain James B. Buck was injured. Ferry flight of 12 airplanes from Fairfield AD to CZ (Cat5).

Sources:

La Noticia (Managua) 9 October 1941, p1(photos)+4 (image29+32)
https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1371-1-49-7
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2023 07:46 TB Updated
21-Dec-2023 20:50 TB Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Dec-2023 20:51 TB Updated [Source]
21-Dec-2023 20:53 TB Updated [Source]

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