Accident Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star 44-85248, Friday 2 August 1946
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Date:Friday 2 August 1946
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic f80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 44-85248
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 miles north of Carnot, Pennsylvania -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with concrete way and crash-landed against tribune during air festival. Pilot injured.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
El Siglo de Torreón 15 August 1946, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Aug-2015 11:10 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
19-Apr-2020 08:36 Reno Raines Updated [Location, Operator, ]

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