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| Date: | Friday 19 January 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-72768 |
| MSN: | 122-39227 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 Mi NNW Prattville, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Craig AFB, Selma, AL |
Mid-air collision with a B-25 and crashed out of control, the pilot bailed out but was killed when the parachute failed to deploy.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://books.google.nl/books?id=Z-A-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=%C2%A0plane+crash&article_id=4506,1303545&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijucGCnpuMAxVVg_0HHRZFKHA4FBDoAXoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=%C2%A0plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2025 13:15 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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