ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193419
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 September 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-5E Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | 27th PRSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-24229 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Plynlimon / Pumlumon Fawr, Mid Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | AAF Station 465 (Chalgrove) |
| AAF Station 590 (Burtonwood) |
Code: G2-Q
Reason For Flight: Ferrying aircraft from Chalgrove to Burtonwood
Nature Of Accident: Both propellers clipped the summit of Plynlimon, aircraft plunged across the valley and smashed into the ridge some half a mile from the initial impact point, killing the pilot 2nd Lt X E Eugenedes and totally destroying the aircraft.
Cause Of Accident: Presumed loss of control under instrument conditions resulting in crash in mountains.
General Information: In the latter part of the 1990's there was still a large amount of wreckage strewn about, but both engines have now vanished aswell as a superhcharger that appears to have been cut out of the wreckage with a disc cutter! How sad some people are!
Sources:
Fallen Eagles - Eddie Doylerush
http://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/lockheed-lightning-p38g-42-13345.html
Actual USAAF Accident Report, # 46-9-11-505
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2017 17:22 | ORD | Added |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2021 20:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Jan-2024 17:50 | Chrisj | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2024 17:55 | Chrisj | Updated [Registration] |
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