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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic P-47C Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | 335th FSqn /4th FGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-6181 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Debden, Essex |
Took off for Debden but returned for landing as engine was failing. Crashed just outside airfield on approach when engine caught fire,
Crew:
2nd Lt Frank G Smolinski (pilot) USAAF killed.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
'Where the Lysanders were ..... (the story of Sawbridgeworth's airfields' Pub by Paul A Doyle 1995
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2015 16:03 | paddy | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2015 06:46 | C.C.Catch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 14-Feb-2020 13:59 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jan-2021 21:39 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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