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| Date: | Sunday 18 April 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Piper L-4B Grasshopper |
| Owner/operator: | HQ Flt /495th TFGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-665 |
| MSN: | 9526 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Atcham, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Atcham /AAF Sta.342 Shropshire |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18/4/1943 in a Landing accident at RAF Atcham, Shropshire. Finally struck off charge 31/10/1944
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Apr1943O.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_1.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Atcham#495th_Fighter_Training_Group
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2016 19:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2018 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 26-Apr-2020 09:05 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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