ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114306
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 August 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American P-51D-5 Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | SFX* 8th USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-13636 |
| MSN: | WR-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Diddington -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Steeple Morden |
| Steeple Morden | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Scouting Force Experimental*, became 2nd Scouting Force on 19/9/44.
Aircraft's nickname was " The Starduster."
The Mustang's wings collapsed and broke away during the recovery from a high speed dive over the village of Diddington.
The pilot was killed in the crash.
Lt Col. Gerald C. Price USAAF, R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2020 04:59 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2020 05:14 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 17:57 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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