Accident North American P-51B Mustang 43-6969,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 113092
 
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Date:Wednesday 9 February 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51B Mustang
Owner/operator:326th FRSqn /31th ATGp USAAF
Registration: 43-6969
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gaunts Earthcott, Almondsbury, Gloucestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Filton / AAF Sta.803
Narrative:
Crashed.

Pilot - Lt Alva W. Leeper Jr (O-19081486) - killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Feb1944O.htm
http://www.accident-report.com/crews/1944/NAME44L.html
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/losangeles/military/ww2/enlistment/armyenli172nmt.txt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Oct-2011 19:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
04-Nov-2011 00:20 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
19-Jan-2012 06:42 Nepa Updated [Operator, Phase]
16-Feb-2012 04:49 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport]
20-Apr-2015 23:18 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
27-Apr-2015 11:10 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
13-Feb-2020 18:38 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
26-Mar-2020 20:23 DG333 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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