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| Date: | Sunday 22 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell YP-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 40-031 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dayton, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
lost right wing during aerobatics and crashed.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 24 December 1940, p5
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1940.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2015 16:45 | TB | Added |
| 19-Sep-2021 17:45 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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