Accident North American P-51D Mustang 44-73219, Tuesday 4 March 1947
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Date:Tuesday 4 March 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51D Mustang
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 44-73219
MSN: 122-39678
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 mi N of RAF Wunstorf -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wunstorf
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff.

Sources:

AAIR (KTOA)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Sep-2012 06:03 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ]
06-Sep-2012 06:03 Uli Elch Updated
12-Nov-2013 19:28 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, ]
19-Oct-2021 19:06 TB Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, ]
08-Apr-2024 20:57 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ]
11-May-2025 15:42 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, ]

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