Date:	Sunday 11 June 1944
Time:
Type:	Bell P-39Q-30 Airacobra
Owner/operator:	6 Ferry Gp USAAF
Registration:	44-71122
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Bismarck Muni. Airport, Bismarck, ND -   United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Buffalo NY
Destination airport:	Great Falls MT

Narrative:
The P-39Q had landed at Bismarck Municipal Airport for refuelling on a flight to Great Falls.
The engine had been giving trouble on the trip and an attempt was made to repair the carburettor.
On the pre-take off run up at Bismarck the engine was still not entirely satisfactory, but the pilot elected to continue her flight all the same.
Shortly after taking off the engine failed and in the forced landing attempt the Airacobra crashed and burned. The pilot did not survive.

Dorothy Mae ( Dottie ) Nichols, Women Airforce Service Pilots. R.I.P.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
23-Mar-2011 03:06	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
27-Mar-2011 01:05	angels one five	Updated [Narrative, ]
13-Aug-2012 01:30	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
15-Aug-2013 07:04	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
20-Mar-2015 22:06	Jixn	Updated [Operator, ]
21-Apr-2015 08:29	angels one five	Updated [Operator, ]
17-Sep-2019 20:25	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]