Mid-air collision Accident Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-74782,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 116760
 
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Date:Friday 8 September 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-74782
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 mi NE of Bruning AAF, NE -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bruning Army Air Field
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with a B-17G (42-107159). The pilot died in the crash as well as six crew members of the B-17G. Four crew members of the B-17G survived the crash.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.nebraskaaircrash.com/crashsites/bruningaaf2.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jun-2020 08:36 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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