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| Date: | Wednesday 8 September 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American P-51B Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Jacqueline Cochran |
| Registration: | NX28388 |
| MSN: | 25789 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Sayre, OK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
Lost a wing in a severe thunderstorm, exploded and crashed. The aircraft “Mustang 13” was owned by Jacqueline Cochran and was on a ferry flight from Cleveland, OH to San Diego, CA , flown by a friend of Cochran.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAECN19480909.1.15&srpos=159&e=24-08-1948-31-12-1949--en--20--141-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash----1948---
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2023 17:42 | Cobar | Added |
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