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| Date: | Wednesday 22 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39D Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 70th Pursuit Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-7104 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Viti Levu -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nausori Airport, Fiji |
Missing.
Pilot James W. Blose.
R.I.P.
The wreckage of the plane was found in the jungle in the year 2004. The remains of the deceased were buried in the US in 2007.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_529854.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2011 05:48 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2011 02:57 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2012 06:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, ] |
| 13-Sep-2013 21:27 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Mar-2017 18:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2018 07:08 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2019 18:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 27-Nov-2021 02:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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