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| Date: | Friday 24 January 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper L-4J Grasshopper |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-80412 |
| MSN: | 12708 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kroge/Lohne (Oldenburg) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ansbach |
| Copenhagen |
Hit high tension cable and crashed. Pilot seriously injured, died later.
Sources:
AAIR (KCR)
Correio da Manhã 25 January 1947, p1
Combat 26 January 1947
Sunday Tribune (Singapore) 26 January 1947, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2012 09:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, ] |
| 16-Nov-2015 16:29 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2020 15:46 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-May-2025 15:46 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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