ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65947
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| Date: | 23-FEB-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-39D-BE Airacobra |
| Operator: | 70th Pursuit Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-7107 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1/4 mile north Nadi Airport. -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
The P-39 crashed in a stall/spin accident, killing its pilot Flight-Lieutenant Eric Neville Griffiths RNZAF, attached to the 70th Pursuit Squadron, USAAF.
Sources:
NZ Archives.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2009 21:22 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-Oct-2009 16:53 | angels one five | Updated |
| 16-Nov-2009 22:30 | angels one five | Updated |
| 28-May-2010 23:53 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2011 04:27 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Jun-2011 01:10 | 87.211.83.33 | Updated [Location, Country] |
| 12-Jun-2011 04:43 | angels one five | Updated [Country, Nature] |
| 04-Sep-2011 07:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2011 19:55 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source] |
| 15-Aug-2012 06:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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