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| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 1941 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Curtiss P-40E Warhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 40-573 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Managua Airport -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairfield, CA |
| Managua |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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