Accident North American P-51D Mustang Mk IV 9574, Tuesday 8 June 1948
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Date:Tuesday 8 June 1948
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic P51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American P-51D Mustang Mk IV
Owner/operator:417 (FR) Sqn RCAF
Registration: 9574
MSN: 122-39916
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 miles west of Beulah, Manitoba -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RCAF Rivers, MB/JAS
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mustang RCAF 9574 Ex USAF P-51D-25-NA serial No.44-73457 from No. 417 (FR) Sqdn RCAF Rivers, Manitoba.
Crashed on routine training flight at 5 miles west of Beulah, Manitoba on 08/06/1948.
SOC after Cat.A crash. 09/06/1948
Crew:
F/Lt (C/20008) Stanley Melvin KNIGHT (pilot) RCAF killed.

Sources:

The Calgary Herald 9 June 1948, p13
Canadian Military Aircraft Serials
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Jan-2018 21:59 TB Added
17-Jan-2018 13:32 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]
04-Jul-2024 11:22 Nepa Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-Jul-2024 11:31 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator]

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