ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114546
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Date: | Thursday 5 July 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American T-6D Texan |
Owner/operator: | 132nd FISqn /101st FIWg Maine ANG USAF |
Registration: | 44-81283 |
MSN: | 121-42005 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | S of Gardiner, Kennebec County, ME -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Dow AFB, Bangor, ME. |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:T-6D Texan 44-81283 (MSN 121-42005) 3008th Base Unit (Pilot School, Basic), Minter Field, Shafter, CA. Damaged landing in bad weather at Victorville Field, CA 22 January 1945. To 132nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, Maine Air National Guard, Dow AFB, Bangor, ME.
Writen off (destroyed): Flying low in bad weather, the aircraft flew into the Kennebec River bank 1.5 miles south of Gardner, ME 5 July 1951. PIlot killed: pilot fatality named as Henry C Atherton.
Sources:
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http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html 2.
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1951Jul.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Feb-2021 18:27 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Feb-2021 18:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
09-Feb-2021 08:45 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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