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| Date: | Monday 12 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47B Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-6047 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Astoria, LI, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | La Guardia, NY |
Mid-air collision with another P-47B 41-6057 and crashed. The other P-47 landed slightly damaged at La Guardia.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113967176?searchTerm=Mid%20air
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2021 11:34 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2021 11:36 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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