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| Date: | Saturday 17 November 1956 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-85234 |
| MSN: | 080-1257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lincoln AFB, NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln AFB, NE |
Crashed during landing into B-47Es 52-0369 and 53-4235 and caught fire. Pilot (23) and two ground crew in 52-0369 killed. Further 4 injured.
* This a/c is also being reported as crashed & W/O 11.7.1946, 3 mi W of Switzer, SC
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Youngstown Vindicator 19 November 1956, p8
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 1946 | 44-85234 | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) | 1 | 3 mi W of Switzer, SC | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 09:25 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 09:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2019 20:22 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2021 19:12 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2021 19:14 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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