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| Date: | Thursday 19 April 1951 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sidi Ahmed -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Sidi-Ahmed/Bizerte |
Crashed in sea after caught fire during simulated attack. Pilot LT Tarrius killed. As "P-40" in report, but rather a P-47.
Sources:
L'Echo d'Oran 20 April 1951
https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-cazaux-2_8_nice
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2020 18:39 | TB | Added |
| 10-Sep-2020 19:01 | TB | Updated [Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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