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| Date: | Thursday 11 July 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-85234 |
| MSN: | 080-1257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi W of Switzer, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed. Pilot (24).
* This a/c is also being reported as crashed & W/O 17.11.1956 at Lincoln AFB, NE with a total of 3 fatalities.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
The Victoria Advocat 14 July 1946, p3
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 1956 | 44-85234 | United States Air Force - USAF | 1 | Lincoln AFB, NE | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 09:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2021 19:10 | TB | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2021 19:13 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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