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| Date: | Sunday 10 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39D Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 1st CSqn /8012th CFGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-38229 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wideawake Field, Ascension Is -
 St. Helena
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed.
Pilot Virgil D. Holdsworth killed in a flying accident.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2011 20:38 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2011 20:55 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Mar-2011 21:12 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Country, ] |
| 11-Sep-2013 03:18 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2019 12:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 10-Feb-2021 15:38 | Paco | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Operator, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 08:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 29-Sep-2023 11:15 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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