Incident Curtiss P-40 , Thursday 8 January 1942
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Date:Thursday 8 January 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss P-40
Owner/operator:USAAF - AVG
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:
Location:Mae Sot -   Thailand
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by ground fire near Mae Sot (pilot was Charley Mott)

Sources:

‘Bloody Shambles’, vol 1, pp 254
www.thai-aviation.net

Revision history:

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13-Oct-2025 18:09 SteveOzel Added

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