Accident North American Harvard ,
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Date:Sunday 18 May 1952
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Harvard
Owner/operator:Malayan Auxiliary Air Force (MAAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Batu Ferringhi, Penang -   Malaysia
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Penang
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Nose dived into the sea. Pilot Leading Aircraftman Allan Leong killed. Body not recoverted.

Sources:

The Straits Times 19 May 1952, p1
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19520519-1.2.6
The Straits Times 22 May 1952, p5
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19520522-1.2.75

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2019 22:07 TB Added
25-Feb-2019 22:09 TB Updated [Operator]
24-Mar-2019 19:30 Anon. Updated [Country]
13-Mar-2021 19:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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