Accident Northrop P-61A-5-NO Black Widow 42-5544, Tuesday 5 June 1945
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Date:Tuesday 5 June 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop P-61A-5-NO Black Widow
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 42-5544
MSN: 770
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kassel/Rothwesten, R-12 (Hessen) -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Kassel/Rothwesten (R-12)
Narrative:
Landing accident.
Condemned salvage no battle damage Jun 5, 1945.


Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Aug-2011 13:58 Uli Elch Updated [Location, ]
29-Aug-2012 11:24 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
17-Aug-2013 14:57 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ]

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