Accident North American Harvard Mk IIB FE614,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142113
 
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Date:Monday 14 May 1945
Time:10:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Harvard Mk IIB
Owner/operator:45 Sqn RAF
Registration: FE614
MSN: 14-348
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Monierkal Tea Estate, near Kumbhirgram, Paianghat, Brit.India -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAF Chiringa, Bengal
Destination airport:RAF Kumbhirgram, Assam
Narrative:
Harvard FE614 (ex.USAAF/42-00811): Crashed during low inverted run Moneirkal. 14/05/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (145.670) Frederick Charles FORTUNE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (163.685) Gordon LAUDER (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.ORB 45 Sqdn RAF
2.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Jan-2012 16:14 Nepa Added
27-Sep-2014 16:11 Oezil Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
23-Oct-2014 12:14 MiG15 Updated [Narrative]
24-Sep-2015 05:58 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport]
28-Jul-2017 07:22 jez38 Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jan-2018 08:20 Laurent Rizzotti Updated [Aircraft type]
27-May-2018 11:43 A.J. Scholten Updated [Cn, Narrative]
17-Oct-2020 19:57 Fanda Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator]
04-Sep-2022 10:23 Nepa Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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