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WAR DEPARTMENT |
ACCIDENT NO. ........................................ | |
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WAR DEPARTMENT |
| (1) Place Paddock Dairy Farm, Gosfield, Essex | (2) Date 19 September 1944 | (3) Time 1315 |
| AIRCRAFT: (4) Type and model P-51D-10-NA | (5) A.F. No. 44-14083 | (6) Station A.A.F. STATION F 159 |
| Organization: (7)
3rd Air Div 8AF (Command and Air Force) |
(8) 55TH Fighter (Group) |
(9) 338TH Fighter (Squadron) |
PERSONNEL
| DUTY (10) |
NAME (Last name first) (11) |
RATING (12) |
SERIAL NO. (13) |
RANK (14) |
PERSONNEL CLASS (15) |
BRANCH (16) |
AIR FORCE OR COMMAND (17) |
RESULT TO PERSONNEL (18) |
USE OF PARACHUTE (19) |
| P | LUNDHOLM, WESLEY G. |
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O-750807 |
1/Lt. |
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AUS |
8AF BC |
None |
Yes |
PILOT CHARGED WITH ACCIDENT
| (20) LUNDHOLM, | WESLEY | G. | (21) O-750807 | (22) 1/Lt. | (23) 18 | (24) AUS | |
| (Last name) | (First name) | (Middle initial) | (Serial number) | (Rank) | (Personnel class) | (Branch) | |
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Assigned (25) 3rd Air Div 8 AF |
(26) 390 B.Gp. |
(27) 3rd Scouting F. |
(28) AAF F-159 |
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Attached for flying (29) 3rd Air Div 8 AF |
(30) 55TH Fgtr | (31) 343 Fgtr | (32) F-159 | ||||
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Original rating (33) Pilot |
(34) 28/7/43 |
Present rating (35) Pilot |
(36) 28/7/43 |
Instrument rating (37) |
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FIRST PILOT HOURS: |
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(at the time of this accident) |
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| (38) This type | 45:00 | (42) Instrument time last 6 months | |||||
| (39) This model | 45:00 | (43) Instrument time last 30 days | |||||
| (40) Last 90 days | 65:00 | (44) Night time last 6 months | |||||
| (41) Total | 545:00 | (45) Night time last 30 days | |||||
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AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
| DAMAGE | (49) LIST OF DAMAGED PARTS | ||||
| (46) Aircraft | W | ||||
| (47) Engine(s) | W | ||||
| (48) Propeller(s) | W | ||||
(50) Weather at the time of the accident
Ten tenths undercast
(51) Was the pilot flying on instruments at the time of accident NO
| (52) Cleared from F-159 | (53) To F-159 | (54) Kind of clearance Contact |
(55) Pilot's mission Operational Mission
(56) Nature of accident Mechanical Failure
(57) Cause of accident Loss of oil pressure causing engine failure.
(58) Has AAF Form No 54 been submitted? Yes.
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